cginflorida
Aquarium Advice FINatic
On Friday, before I went out and got my betta and 2 otos, my readings were: ammonia 0, nitrite 1, nitrate 10.
I've tested yesterday and today, and the nitrites seem to be going up and the nitrates down! Ammonia is still at 0, nitrites at 3-4, nitrate at about 7.
Can someone explain why this might be happening? Do I maybe need a new test kit? It's Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, two years old.
I've done 20-25% water changes yesterday and today. I haven't taken another reading yet since I did today's water change, I'm hoping the nitrites will come down.
I used fish food for fishless cycling, and there's quite a bit of it in the gravel. I'm gradually vacuuming it up as I'm doing these water changes. I just don't understand why I'm not seeing ammonia and the nitrites are going up. :|
I've tested yesterday and today, and the nitrites seem to be going up and the nitrates down! Ammonia is still at 0, nitrites at 3-4, nitrate at about 7.
Can someone explain why this might be happening? Do I maybe need a new test kit? It's Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, two years old.
I've done 20-25% water changes yesterday and today. I haven't taken another reading yet since I did today's water change, I'm hoping the nitrites will come down.
I used fish food for fishless cycling, and there's quite a bit of it in the gravel. I'm gradually vacuuming it up as I'm doing these water changes. I just don't understand why I'm not seeing ammonia and the nitrites are going up. :|