Captain Stress
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
My tank cycled. Ammonia 0 and Nitrite 0 in 24 hours after adding 3ppm of ammonia. Yay!
I still have an issue with pH dropping considerably after each dosage, though. I had to do a 50% water change almost every day. The pH should stay more stable with fish, I hope!? I never added crushed coral or anything.
Now the guide says to do a 90% water change. I'm scared of damaging the bio filter with this. With so much water to refill, I'm going to use my drinking water hose to refill instead of buckets. I have chloramine in my water. I intend to add the Prime to the 10% of water left before filling. Hopefully this doesn't hurt the bacteria this way.
Thanks for your help!
I still have an issue with pH dropping considerably after each dosage, though. I had to do a 50% water change almost every day. The pH should stay more stable with fish, I hope!? I never added crushed coral or anything.
Now the guide says to do a 90% water change. I'm scared of damaging the bio filter with this. With so much water to refill, I'm going to use my drinking water hose to refill instead of buckets. I have chloramine in my water. I intend to add the Prime to the 10% of water left before filling. Hopefully this doesn't hurt the bacteria this way.
Thanks for your help!