dragon14
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After our sweet Betta boy passed, we did a big water change in his 10g tank, dosed to 1ppm ammonia. This was last Thursday . 3 days later 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 5 nitrate.
Of course, we did this to test the bio filter and to change the water after after our sweet boy had passed. And to start to prepare the tank for our Pygmy catfish.
Dosed to 3-4 ppm ammonia after doing the above tests.
24 hrs later
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 2ppm
Nitrate 10
12 hours after that (yesterday)
Nitrite 0
Dosed to about 3-4ppm ammonia after testing the nitrite. (Yesterday).
Today, 24 hours later
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate not quite 40ppm but almost.
Ph always seems to be about 7.6 no matter what. I don't test it very often (maybe I should).
Looks like the 10g tank can handle our 7 little Pygmy catfish now!
We are going to do a big water change and then tonight go catfish fishing in the 5g they are currently in and put them in the 10g. Yay! Or could we put them in soon after the water change? Does it really matter?
Then our female betta will join in a week or two (she's been in the 5g with them). . Yay!
Of course, we did this to test the bio filter and to change the water after after our sweet boy had passed. And to start to prepare the tank for our Pygmy catfish.
Dosed to 3-4 ppm ammonia after doing the above tests.
24 hrs later
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 2ppm
Nitrate 10
12 hours after that (yesterday)
Nitrite 0
Dosed to about 3-4ppm ammonia after testing the nitrite. (Yesterday).
Today, 24 hours later
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate not quite 40ppm but almost.
Ph always seems to be about 7.6 no matter what. I don't test it very often (maybe I should).
Looks like the 10g tank can handle our 7 little Pygmy catfish now!
We are going to do a big water change and then tonight go catfish fishing in the 5g they are currently in and put them in the 10g. Yay! Or could we put them in soon after the water change? Does it really matter?
Then our female betta will join in a week or two (she's been in the 5g with them). . Yay!