Aneamals
Aquarium Advice Activist
So I thought I was almost done cycling when I read high nitrites and almost high nitrates for the first time. (I'm using API test strips) Then it stayed with high nitrites (10ppm) and almost high nitrates (80 ppm) forever. Then I discovered I had to do a 50% water change each day until the nitrites went down, and only nitrates were high.
I've done the water change for 2 days now, and instead of my nitrItes lowering, my nitrAtes are lowering drastically. My nitrAtes have lowered to 20ppm, next to 0 on the scale, in approximately 24 hours after the 2 days of 50% water changes. My nitrItes are lowering veryyyy slowly, still not close to 0, they're actually about 5ppm I'd say, right next to where it was before, 10ppm.
Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong? Will the nitrates rise again? Will the nitrites ever lower to 0? How long should I be doing 50% water changes daily? I've only done 2 now. I didn't do one today because I'm worried about my really low nitrates.
P.s. I have some Marimo Balls in a separate pot with their own conditioned water. Can I put them into the cycling tank, even though it's suffering from high nitrites, and soon high nitrates?
I've done the water change for 2 days now, and instead of my nitrItes lowering, my nitrAtes are lowering drastically. My nitrAtes have lowered to 20ppm, next to 0 on the scale, in approximately 24 hours after the 2 days of 50% water changes. My nitrItes are lowering veryyyy slowly, still not close to 0, they're actually about 5ppm I'd say, right next to where it was before, 10ppm.
Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong? Will the nitrates rise again? Will the nitrites ever lower to 0? How long should I be doing 50% water changes daily? I've only done 2 now. I didn't do one today because I'm worried about my really low nitrates.
P.s. I have some Marimo Balls in a separate pot with their own conditioned water. Can I put them into the cycling tank, even though it's suffering from high nitrites, and soon high nitrates?