orandafan12
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Day 8
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrites 2ppm
Nitrates 5-10 ppm
Ph not tested
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrites 2ppm
Nitrates 5-10 ppm
Ph not tested
eco23 said:Sooo....maybe starting to come down?
Also, make sure you're keeping am eye on pH at this point. You'll be fine since you just did the pwc...but always have your eyes open for drops.
orandafan12 said:The nitrites got lighter though. Is this a sign it is almost done?
eco23 said:This is when it's most important to constantly be testing pH.
eco23 said:Good deal. It didn't drop low enough to do damage IMO...but once it starts dropping, it tends to keep going down dramatically if you don't jump in with the pwc. Good save.
orandafan12 said:Why does ph go down any way amd how doea it effect the cycle
orandafan12 said:I retested and it still the same. Can i add ph increase to get to go up?
eco23 said:I'd just change more water to raise it...no need to mess with chemicals when you can do it with a bucket
orandafan12 said:Ok ill do that right now. What lvl is dangerous for bacteria? Should i do another 50% pwc
eco23 said:Just try to get it back to the natural value if your tap water...but no, it didn't go low enough to cause any problems at all.