ranicrab
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- May 15, 2014
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Hi! We started the cycle on 5/20 with janitor ammonia (20 gallon tank). We have plants and a couple of pond snail stowaways. The first nitrites appeared on 6/18. The last week of tests have been (all API tests)
0 ppm ammonia (have been adding 1/4 tsp daily to bring to 2 ppm)
5 ppm (or more) nitrite
5 ppm nitrate.
We had a few tests that maybe the vial wasn't shaken vigorously enough (1 reading at 60 ppm, the rest have been mostly 5, maybe 10...API tests
So, are we on track or is there something else we could do? Our ph meter showed 7.8 but we may need to calibrate...ok, thanks!
0 ppm ammonia (have been adding 1/4 tsp daily to bring to 2 ppm)
5 ppm (or more) nitrite
5 ppm nitrate.
We had a few tests that maybe the vial wasn't shaken vigorously enough (1 reading at 60 ppm, the rest have been mostly 5, maybe 10...API tests
So, are we on track or is there something else we could do? Our ph meter showed 7.8 but we may need to calibrate...ok, thanks!