hi guys i need help!!!
Set up a new aquarium on the 10th april 2014.A 20 gallon tank running on dolphine cannister filter with 2 plants also.before i added the fish i added live bacteria FritzZyme® 7and on the the 10th i added 3 zebra danios.Ammonia reading stay around 0.5mg/l and nitrite and nitrate is 0(never gone up), ph is aroung 6.8.In this 20 day period i have done a 25% water change after which the ammonium droped to 0 and the same with nitrite and nitrate.Today the ammonium is around 0.5mg/l again nitrite and nitrate both 0, ph 6.8.Is this normal?Why am i not getting any nitrite and nitrate readings yet?.Is this because i added the live bacteria?.Should i do a water change even with this ammonia and ph.On the ammonia test kit it says a reading of 0.5mg/l with this ph is ok.What is to be done please help.. The fishes seem ok not gasping for air although i did see them chasing each other today i dont know if this is a sign of stress.But overall they seem ok.
Set up a new aquarium on the 10th april 2014.A 20 gallon tank running on dolphine cannister filter with 2 plants also.before i added the fish i added live bacteria FritzZyme® 7and on the the 10th i added 3 zebra danios.Ammonia reading stay around 0.5mg/l and nitrite and nitrate is 0(never gone up), ph is aroung 6.8.In this 20 day period i have done a 25% water change after which the ammonium droped to 0 and the same with nitrite and nitrate.Today the ammonium is around 0.5mg/l again nitrite and nitrate both 0, ph 6.8.Is this normal?Why am i not getting any nitrite and nitrate readings yet?.Is this because i added the live bacteria?.Should i do a water change even with this ammonia and ph.On the ammonia test kit it says a reading of 0.5mg/l with this ph is ok.What is to be done please help.. The fishes seem ok not gasping for air although i did see them chasing each other today i dont know if this is a sign of stress.But overall they seem ok.