Really hoping you can help, I'm cycling with fish (very worrying, wish I'd known about fishless). I have been up and running 3 weeks, with ammo at 0 but it's the nitrites I'm stressing about. I have been doing pwc daily, twice daily infact today (20 percent each time, so 40 percent today).
As it currently stands I have had rising nitrites since 2nd September (8 days) and before I do the water changes very, very slight nitrates (I think, well it's dark yellow on the api kit). The nitrites have been around 2 on average from 5th September. There are three platys and six neons in the tank, all are feeding well and seem healthy.
My questions are,
1. Am I stressing out the fish by changing the water twice a day, should I opt to doing one big one tomorrow (I.e. 50 percent) and then 20 percent every other day.
2. Will I be slowing the cycle down by doing this
3. When do you think the nitrites will drop and I see more nitrates
Any other general advice would be fab.
Thanks so much, I really appreciate your help.
Amanda.
As it currently stands I have had rising nitrites since 2nd September (8 days) and before I do the water changes very, very slight nitrates (I think, well it's dark yellow on the api kit). The nitrites have been around 2 on average from 5th September. There are three platys and six neons in the tank, all are feeding well and seem healthy.
My questions are,
1. Am I stressing out the fish by changing the water twice a day, should I opt to doing one big one tomorrow (I.e. 50 percent) and then 20 percent every other day.
2. Will I be slowing the cycle down by doing this
3. When do you think the nitrites will drop and I see more nitrates
Any other general advice would be fab.
Thanks so much, I really appreciate your help.
Amanda.