miylee
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
decided to go fishless cycle on my 6 gal.
i started last wed 2/22 dosing to 4 ppm ammo.
stayed at 4ppm until i tested this tuesday 2/28 and read 3 ppm for ammo.
today thur mar 1 ammo was 1ppm so i dosed back up to 4ppm.
i checked my nitrites and it was a purply pink, im guessing it was a 2.0? ppm it was kindof hard to tell..
i also tested for nitrates and i got what looked like 20ppm but when i was pouring it out into my white sink it looked darker about 40ppm.
it seems im having trouble distinguishing the color of my test readings for nitrite and nitrate. is there a tip for reading accurately? i normally read mine by holding it up to a room where i face sunlight and it usually reads lighter than when the sun is shining from behind me and i have the testtube held with a white wall directly behind it as well as it being dark when i pour it out into a white sink. please help me on the best way to figure out my readings for nitrite and nitrate..
also are my water perimeters thus far correct? what should i be looking for/ doing next. I know i am suppose to redose my ammonia but what am i looking for to dose back up to 4ppm?
also my tank is rimless and water has evaporated, only 3/5 of the tank (from surface of substrate) is filled. should i add more water with prime?
is everything going smoothly?
i started last wed 2/22 dosing to 4 ppm ammo.
stayed at 4ppm until i tested this tuesday 2/28 and read 3 ppm for ammo.
today thur mar 1 ammo was 1ppm so i dosed back up to 4ppm.
i checked my nitrites and it was a purply pink, im guessing it was a 2.0? ppm it was kindof hard to tell..
i also tested for nitrates and i got what looked like 20ppm but when i was pouring it out into my white sink it looked darker about 40ppm.
it seems im having trouble distinguishing the color of my test readings for nitrite and nitrate. is there a tip for reading accurately? i normally read mine by holding it up to a room where i face sunlight and it usually reads lighter than when the sun is shining from behind me and i have the testtube held with a white wall directly behind it as well as it being dark when i pour it out into a white sink. please help me on the best way to figure out my readings for nitrite and nitrate..
also are my water perimeters thus far correct? what should i be looking for/ doing next. I know i am suppose to redose my ammonia but what am i looking for to dose back up to 4ppm?
also my tank is rimless and water has evaporated, only 3/5 of the tank (from surface of substrate) is filled. should i add more water with prime?
is everything going smoothly?