Feb 24, 2013 #1 C Coz Aquarium Advice Regular Joined Feb 6, 2013 Messages 88 I am doing a fish-in cycle. In my 3rd week and nitrites have finally started to go up. What is the max safe level of nitrites during the cycle? I have a 50g cichlid tank with 4 small mbunas. Ammo is .1. Nitrites .7. Nitrates 0. Ph 8.3.
I am doing a fish-in cycle. In my 3rd week and nitrites have finally started to go up. What is the max safe level of nitrites during the cycle? I have a 50g cichlid tank with 4 small mbunas. Ammo is .1. Nitrites .7. Nitrates 0. Ph 8.3.
Feb 24, 2013 #2 librarygirl Look It Up Joined Apr 21, 2011 Messages 7,053 Location Rhode Island It's hard to say for sure, the standard general amount given is .25; .5 max. WIth nitrites over .5 and ammonia at 1 though I'd do a 50% water change.
It's hard to say for sure, the standard general amount given is .25; .5 max. WIth nitrites over .5 and ammonia at 1 though I'd do a 50% water change.
Feb 24, 2013 #3 aqua_chem Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Jul 28, 2011 Messages 6,935 Location Baltimore, MD You can afford to get a little higher than that if you're salting the tank, which many cichlid keepers tend to do.
You can afford to get a little higher than that if you're salting the tank, which many cichlid keepers tend to do.