ChrisMerlino
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi, All.
I'm new to this hobby and hope to learn a lot on this forum. I currently have a 55 gallon freshwater tank which I'm embarrassed to say has been struggling because I listened to the "experts" over at PetSmart and added fish a week after filling the tank up and dumped in the jump-start bacteria. What a bloody shambles that was.
As of a week ago, I thought I was through the nitrogen cycle. NH3 and NO2 were at zero. NO3 was 10-20. PH was 6.8-7.0. I'm pretty sparing with the food. I feed them every other day and only what they eat in a few minutes. This lasted about a week, but now I have NH3 at .5. NO2 is still 0. NO3 is around 10. I'm not sure what to do since water changes might hinder the NO2 and NO3 growth. Any thoughts?
Chris
I'm new to this hobby and hope to learn a lot on this forum. I currently have a 55 gallon freshwater tank which I'm embarrassed to say has been struggling because I listened to the "experts" over at PetSmart and added fish a week after filling the tank up and dumped in the jump-start bacteria. What a bloody shambles that was.
As of a week ago, I thought I was through the nitrogen cycle. NH3 and NO2 were at zero. NO3 was 10-20. PH was 6.8-7.0. I'm pretty sparing with the food. I feed them every other day and only what they eat in a few minutes. This lasted about a week, but now I have NH3 at .5. NO2 is still 0. NO3 is around 10. I'm not sure what to do since water changes might hinder the NO2 and NO3 growth. Any thoughts?
Chris