JPA
Aquarium Advice Regular
I am about 2 weeks into cycling a 40g tank with fish (3 Rasboras are left out of 6). I am past the ammonia stage - the tests now read 0 ppm for ammonia.
The Nitrite tests, however, consistently read 1ppm of nitrite. I know this increase is normal, but I was wondering if I could help relieve some of the effects on the fish by doing 10-20% water changes on a regular basis.
My only problems/issues are two fold:
1. I have already done two water changes, and the Nitrite levels still remain at 1ppm. So are they even effective? and
2. Will doing water changes slow down or hurt the cycle (keep in mind I am using a python, so I only get to put the tapwater conditioner into the tank after it's filled)
One more note: the three rasboras use to spend most of the day going back and forth across the tank in a school. They still do this, but have also been spending a good amount of time on the left side of the tank right under the filter, swimming up the left tank wall and than back down. Does anyone know if this is normal behavior or should I be worried?
Thanks for all of your help!
The Nitrite tests, however, consistently read 1ppm of nitrite. I know this increase is normal, but I was wondering if I could help relieve some of the effects on the fish by doing 10-20% water changes on a regular basis.
My only problems/issues are two fold:
1. I have already done two water changes, and the Nitrite levels still remain at 1ppm. So are they even effective? and
2. Will doing water changes slow down or hurt the cycle (keep in mind I am using a python, so I only get to put the tapwater conditioner into the tank after it's filled)
One more note: the three rasboras use to spend most of the day going back and forth across the tank in a school. They still do this, but have also been spending a good amount of time on the left side of the tank right under the filter, swimming up the left tank wall and than back down. Does anyone know if this is normal behavior or should I be worried?
Thanks for all of your help!