MikeLani456
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello Everyone
I have had a 20 gallon freshwater fish tank for about 2 and a half months now and i am experiencing some problems with my water parameters. Two weeks ago I changed my filter cartridge and ever since then my Nitrate and nitrite levels have slowly gone up. I have performed several water changes within these past weeks (about 50 % a week) and today my nitrate levels are high but my nitrite levels are extremely high (almost above the max on my tetra testing strips). Today I added tetra safe start to my tank (about 1 cap as directed) and tested the water a few hours later and they were still high. I then went to my local petsotre and they told me to add Seachem prime. I did that about an hours ago. I would greatly appreciate any help I could get form you guys about all of these things, as I really need it.
Thank you
I have had a 20 gallon freshwater fish tank for about 2 and a half months now and i am experiencing some problems with my water parameters. Two weeks ago I changed my filter cartridge and ever since then my Nitrate and nitrite levels have slowly gone up. I have performed several water changes within these past weeks (about 50 % a week) and today my nitrate levels are high but my nitrite levels are extremely high (almost above the max on my tetra testing strips). Today I added tetra safe start to my tank (about 1 cap as directed) and tested the water a few hours later and they were still high. I then went to my local petsotre and they told me to add Seachem prime. I did that about an hours ago. I would greatly appreciate any help I could get form you guys about all of these things, as I really need it.
Thank you