cliffy1203
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello all,
My tank is six weeks old and my ammonia levels are high. They seem to be staying high no matter what.
Ammnonia 4.0
Nitrite 0.5
Ph less than 6.0
I've added Prime, Special Blend, Stability, Nutrafin Cycle, and Nite-out, none of which seem to make any difference. All of these products say they will detoxify the ammonia without affecting cycling, or that they will add the needed bacteria.
I have not been changing the water because the LFS keeps telling me that the water changes are for after your tank has cycled, not before. This seems contrary to what I read online, but the store has been in business for a long time and the fish all look very healthy there. He insists that he is right and that the water should stay unchanged for now.
Is this crazy, or does it make sense?
And why does my ph keep going down?
Thanks,
Bill
My tank is six weeks old and my ammonia levels are high. They seem to be staying high no matter what.
Ammnonia 4.0
Nitrite 0.5
Ph less than 6.0
I've added Prime, Special Blend, Stability, Nutrafin Cycle, and Nite-out, none of which seem to make any difference. All of these products say they will detoxify the ammonia without affecting cycling, or that they will add the needed bacteria.
I have not been changing the water because the LFS keeps telling me that the water changes are for after your tank has cycled, not before. This seems contrary to what I read online, but the store has been in business for a long time and the fish all look very healthy there. He insists that he is right and that the water should stay unchanged for now.
Is this crazy, or does it make sense?
And why does my ph keep going down?
Thanks,
Bill