Sara
Aquarium Advice Freak
Ok, so I left for a week-long vacation on December 24 and did a major water change on my tanks that day right before I left. I returned on January 2 to major green and brown algae outbreaks, and also to find out that my fishie-sitter had to net & flush a couple of fish (but that wasn't a surprise...they were looking like old age could take them at any time). Because of what looked to be horribly messy tanks, I had planned on doing major water changes the next day.
But, of course, the next day I got horribly sick and have been slowly recovering ever since...preventing me from doing water changes and cleaning up the tanks.
Why am I telling you about my last 2.5 weeks, you ask?
I finally forced myself to test the water tonight and see just how bad everything was. This is the weird part...after 2.5 weeks without water change, a major algae break-out, and dead fish, my water parameters were:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 5
So has my strict weekly water change schedule been a waste of time? That's the kind of reading I'd expect right after a water change...I just don't get it...
Thoughts?
But, of course, the next day I got horribly sick and have been slowly recovering ever since...preventing me from doing water changes and cleaning up the tanks.
Why am I telling you about my last 2.5 weeks, you ask?
I finally forced myself to test the water tonight and see just how bad everything was. This is the weird part...after 2.5 weeks without water change, a major algae break-out, and dead fish, my water parameters were:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 5
So has my strict weekly water change schedule been a waste of time? That's the kind of reading I'd expect right after a water change...I just don't get it...
Thoughts?