AngelFishGirl
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Okay I'm about to freak! I had this problem before and people said to buy a liquid master test kit. So I did. The API one.
I'm FREAKING out! I've been confirmed by other people that what I am doing is correct. I'm freaking out!
My nitrates in the STRIPS said 60. I just got the liquid and it's a deep red. At least 60. Maybe higher???? Looks like 160 to me with the test!! I've done it 3 times and same results every time!
I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I've been doing weekly water changes as of last week (about 15-20 gallons) and that does nothing!
Also, I just removed ALL of my decor besides my centerpiece bridge from petsmart and a shell I got from the Bahamas. I also just added 4 Amazon Swords. This was BEFORE the water change yesterday. And yet still no change in nitrates. I'm really freaking out I don't want my precious angels getting deformed. I'm scared to death. Next weekend I will be switching to black diamond blasting sand instead of gravel so i'm praying that does something but I vacuum the gravel every single time I do a water change and it still does nothing.
I was going to start doing WC's with RO water but my tap is testing 0 so I don't think that's the cause!!
Please help !! Anyone!! They have to be coming from somewhere!
I cleaned the filter media last week - still no change.
Vacuum gravel weekly.
I have a 55 gallon
Been running for almost a year now
Used from CL
I'm FREAKING out! I've been confirmed by other people that what I am doing is correct. I'm freaking out!
My nitrates in the STRIPS said 60. I just got the liquid and it's a deep red. At least 60. Maybe higher???? Looks like 160 to me with the test!! I've done it 3 times and same results every time!
I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I've been doing weekly water changes as of last week (about 15-20 gallons) and that does nothing!
Also, I just removed ALL of my decor besides my centerpiece bridge from petsmart and a shell I got from the Bahamas. I also just added 4 Amazon Swords. This was BEFORE the water change yesterday. And yet still no change in nitrates. I'm really freaking out I don't want my precious angels getting deformed. I'm scared to death. Next weekend I will be switching to black diamond blasting sand instead of gravel so i'm praying that does something but I vacuum the gravel every single time I do a water change and it still does nothing.
I was going to start doing WC's with RO water but my tap is testing 0 so I don't think that's the cause!!
Please help !! Anyone!! They have to be coming from somewhere!
I cleaned the filter media last week - still no change.
Vacuum gravel weekly.
I have a 55 gallon
Been running for almost a year now
Used from CL