nlapana
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Mar 7, 2011
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My 55gal tank has been cycling with fish for around 2 weeks(6platies). Just about every other day the ammonia level would between .25 and .5 with the test strip(i ordered the api master kit today). So I am doing 20% water changes.
I couple of days ago the nitrites were around .5 to 1.0 (still doing pwc)and the ammonia has been pretty much zero. Today ammonia is around .25 and .5 and the Nitrates are around 20 and the nitrites are about zero
I'm going to do 20% pwc tonight. I bought live plants 5 days ago. Is that contributing to the nitrate level? I'm I still on the right track?
I know now after joining this forum i should have done a fishless cycle, but like many other newbies bad advice from lfs and impatience i bought my fish to soon.
Thanks Nick
I couple of days ago the nitrites were around .5 to 1.0 (still doing pwc)and the ammonia has been pretty much zero. Today ammonia is around .25 and .5 and the Nitrates are around 20 and the nitrites are about zero
I'm going to do 20% pwc tonight. I bought live plants 5 days ago. Is that contributing to the nitrate level? I'm I still on the right track?
I know now after joining this forum i should have done a fishless cycle, but like many other newbies bad advice from lfs and impatience i bought my fish to soon.
Thanks Nick