pleechford
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I am having a sudden spike in nitrite and ammonia (ammo is almost under control) The nitrite is at 5ppm. Is this really harmful for my fish and plants?
I am having a sudden spike in nitrite and ammonia (ammo is almost under control) The nitrite is at 5ppm. Is this really harmful for my fish and plants?
jlk said:What size tank do you have & how many/type of fish? Is it newly set up? Please read the links about fish-in cycling & start doing lots & lots of big pwcs with a good water conditioner (prime or amquel plus) because your nitrite levels are dangerously high! If you are unsure about anything, please ask & we will help!
jlk said:Definitely a possibility of your tap causing you all your water issues! If you have used RO water before, you probably should switch back to using it again. It doesnt sound like your tank is fully cycled yet so please keep up with the pwcs to keep your numbers for amm/nitrite under control (as close to zero as possible).
I have a 10g with 3 neons, 1 Cory cat, 1 platy, and 1 Molly. My tank has been set up for 3 to 4 weeks now. I definitely use prime for a water conditioner. My tap water had a very high level of ammonia in it so there might be high nitrites in the water as well. I am going to start to go back to using RO. I truly believe it's my tap water harming my tank