Zer0
is back to save the day!
Ok so, two days ago, my cycle completed. Nitrites 0, Ammonia 0. And they've been 0 for the past two days. Now i have a couple of questions regarding what to do now. First off, my pH is at 7.8, and im really confused why its still there. The surface of my tank is not stagnant at ANY area. Every single bit of the surface water is moving around constantly. How do i bring the pH up into the 8.0+ zone? Also, when my cycle was completed, my nitrates were pretty high. Around 40ppm. Now, two days AFTER my cycle was complete, i did a 50% water change. I went back to test it like 5 minutes ago, and it still says my nitrates are at 40ppm. Everything else is still at zero though. How do i get rid of nitrates that high? I tried the 50% water change, but obviously that didnt work, at all. So i need some help on that. Also, how do i get my pH higher to where i need it. I don't want to start throwing chemicals in the water, but i will if i need to. I have a bottle of pH increase, that i could use if need be, but i think there are other ways. Need some assistance here, so thanks in advance to all that help me.