JessZie368
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Feb 17, 2020
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Hello all! New tank owners here! We just set up our very first 19 gallon tank. We started as a fishless cycle and got to the point of easily covering ammonia to zero in 24 hours. We thought the end was near and we were getting tons of algae so we got 2 mystery snails, 4 nerite snails and 4 otocinclus (i have now learned after the fact that this was probably not the best choice in starter fish). Everyone is still alive and well, however, our nitrites are still insanely high with no signs of improving. Yesterday we did a 75% water change and our level was still off the chart using API master test kit. I've been dosing Seachem Prime at 5x dosing every 24 hours just to try and protect everyone. We are desperate to help move the cycle along and get these nitrites processing. Please give us any tips you may have! How frequent should water changes be and what percent of a change? I have been dosing with stability daily and just added an air stone. Please help and send lots of nitrite lowering vibes our way!