sarahsunshine
Aquarium Advice Activist
OK, so the first thing anyone is going to say is - go out and get a Nitrate test!
OK, OK, but I have an ammonia test, and a NitrIte test... and I test the tank daily and the nitrites climb overnight to 1.6! I do a 80%pwc once or twice (depending on the time I have) and I get it down to less than 0.3 . Ammonia has been at 0 since the second week of October. Shouldn't nitrites be getting under control by now?
OK, maybe it's slow because I have a too-small filter on my 20g tank (my Eheim should be getting here tomorrow or Thursday)?
I thought it might be because I was overfeeding my goldfish, but I've been rather careful feeding them lately... only once a day and not too much. If anything they are acting hungry.
Any ideas?
OK, OK, but I have an ammonia test, and a NitrIte test... and I test the tank daily and the nitrites climb overnight to 1.6! I do a 80%pwc once or twice (depending on the time I have) and I get it down to less than 0.3 . Ammonia has been at 0 since the second week of October. Shouldn't nitrites be getting under control by now?
OK, maybe it's slow because I have a too-small filter on my 20g tank (my Eheim should be getting here tomorrow or Thursday)?
I thought it might be because I was overfeeding my goldfish, but I've been rather careful feeding them lately... only once a day and not too much. If anything they are acting hungry.
Any ideas?