eco23 said:Most likely the cycle has stalled either due to excessive no2, or the bacteria have used up the trace nutrients in the water. I'd do a fairly large (60-75%) pwc to restore those things, add in a small amount of finely ground up fish food and see if it gets things moving for you
itsstace said:I've read alot on this forum about this. I have actually done exactly the above 2days ago. I guess I just have to see what happens.
eco23 said:Are you 100% certain you are testing the nitrAtes correctly? iIt's notoriously common to be done wrong. Make sure you are shaking the #2 solution for a full 30 seconds, shake the entire solution for a solid minute, wait 5 minutes and record your result at that time. If that's not how you've been doing it...you'll be surprised with the actual reading.
itsstace said:Yeah im 100% sure I'm testing the nitrates right. Does that affect my nitrites not going down though?