Cecil2010
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello all.
I have had my tank up and running for about 2 years but about 6 months ago I moved an I reused a lot of the water and it has been running fine but for the past 2-3 months my nitrate levels have been quite high. I have the API freshwater master kit and my reading are as followed:
Ph. 8.0-8.2
Ammonia. 0-5 ppm(very yellow but a very slight hint of green)
Nitrite 0-5 ppm(light blue but very slight tint of purple)
Nitrate 110 ppm(very deep red)
I do a 20-30% water change once a week and it don't seem to be helping.
When I do my water change I get all the way to the bottom of the gravel an get a lot of "poop" out every time.
The guy that I buy my fish from told me when I first started to only change one of my 2 filter cartridges at a time and I do that probably once a month and they get pretty funky.
Any suggestions on lowering my levels?
I have had my tank up and running for about 2 years but about 6 months ago I moved an I reused a lot of the water and it has been running fine but for the past 2-3 months my nitrate levels have been quite high. I have the API freshwater master kit and my reading are as followed:
Ph. 8.0-8.2
Ammonia. 0-5 ppm(very yellow but a very slight hint of green)
Nitrite 0-5 ppm(light blue but very slight tint of purple)
Nitrate 110 ppm(very deep red)
I do a 20-30% water change once a week and it don't seem to be helping.
When I do my water change I get all the way to the bottom of the gravel an get a lot of "poop" out every time.
The guy that I buy my fish from told me when I first started to only change one of my 2 filter cartridges at a time and I do that probably once a month and they get pretty funky.
Any suggestions on lowering my levels?