ok, last night i did a 50% water change. Added bio spira (put it in cooler on ride home, went straight in fridge til used, followed directions for use) and prime after the water change at around 9pm. When i added the bio spira (3 oz), i made sure spread it over the entire tank (rather than just pour it in one spot) and I even poured a little bit over the bio wheels on the emperor.
Today as of 4pm, my levels are as follows:
NH3 = 0.25
NO2 = 0.25
NO3 = 10
Ph = 6.0
What gives? as you might notice, the levels did not really improve. Is this tank through cycling or not? What should i do? also, my
ph is comparably low than it was a wk ago (i havn't really been testing it since the beginning - been focused on the other levels). Should i do more water changes or just let it sit for a few days? When i do a water change, should i gravel vac yet (the tank has been running for roughly a month now with no gravel vac or change of filters - i just don't want to disturb the bacteria).
One last thing; I put in some powerheads a few wks ago (see earlier posts) and added an air pump to get more oxygen in the tank to combat the nitrite effects on the fish. With the present levels, would it be ok to take them out now? Them being in there is not a "problem", its just creating alot of extra flow and bubbles (2 maxijet 1200s) and i really don't care for the look of them.
I must note that all of my fish look healthy and i havn't had any fish loss. I might be being overly cautious with this tank, i just want it done RIGHT.
Thank you all for your support so far.