Dooboedoo12
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It's week 5 and for the last 2 weeks the ammonia goes from 4ppm to 1 in 12 hours. Twice a day I fill the tank with ammonia. I have 2 banana plants and 2 anubas plants.
When I check my api test the nitrites are sky high and the nitrates stay at 5ppm
How is my nitrites not getting any higher ? It's just staying the same dark color?
How is my nitrates staying the same too if my nitrites are not increasing? Where are they going?
I follow the instructions on my api kit exactly. In the pic you will see the dif between if I leave the test for 5 min and if I leave it for 20. My nitrates darken intensely and my nitrites lighten intensely. I don't know if it's me or is my test or I'm just doing it correct? I feel like 5 weeks in my nitrites should be a lot higher than 5 ppm esp since they started showing up 2 weeks ago and have stayed at 5 ppm.
This is the comparison between waiting 5 min and 20
This was my test I did for nitrates barely 5 min ago today
When I check my api test the nitrites are sky high and the nitrates stay at 5ppm
How is my nitrites not getting any higher ? It's just staying the same dark color?
How is my nitrates staying the same too if my nitrites are not increasing? Where are they going?
I follow the instructions on my api kit exactly. In the pic you will see the dif between if I leave the test for 5 min and if I leave it for 20. My nitrates darken intensely and my nitrites lighten intensely. I don't know if it's me or is my test or I'm just doing it correct? I feel like 5 weeks in my nitrites should be a lot higher than 5 ppm esp since they started showing up 2 weeks ago and have stayed at 5 ppm.
This is the comparison between waiting 5 min and 20
This was my test I did for nitrates barely 5 min ago today