Hey everyone. So like many many others, I stocked my tank without knowledge of the nitrogen cycle. After about a month of doing everything I could to keep my fish healthy, I believe my cycle is just about done.
I tested my water tonight and got .25PPM ammonia, .5PPM nitrites, and 30PPM nitrAtes. Yesterday I was .75, 2, and 10. I did a 30% water change (I've been doing these every day for about 2 weeks) and then fed my fish and tucked them in for the night.
Any advice for what to do next? Should I keep testing and changing everyday or every other day?
Also, I may have lost a ghost shrimp today. I accounted for all 4 of them yesterday (not an easy task because they hide well) and today I could only find 3. There was a pretty hefty chunk of tail behind a decoration, and it appeared to have some meat in it, but I couldn't find any more of her :/
I tested my water tonight and got .25PPM ammonia, .5PPM nitrites, and 30PPM nitrAtes. Yesterday I was .75, 2, and 10. I did a 30% water change (I've been doing these every day for about 2 weeks) and then fed my fish and tucked them in for the night.
Any advice for what to do next? Should I keep testing and changing everyday or every other day?
Also, I may have lost a ghost shrimp today. I accounted for all 4 of them yesterday (not an easy task because they hide well) and today I could only find 3. There was a pretty hefty chunk of tail behind a decoration, and it appeared to have some meat in it, but I couldn't find any more of her :/