Well I was dosing ammonia. I dosed like 6 ppm because my reading never changed. That was my fault. But. The test kit also did not work. I think I’m back on track now though. I’m back down to 3ppm ammonia.
Thank you.
Ohhhh I see
Yeah totally my bad. You live and you learn.
Thank you. Excited to see it all come together. See all the fish grow and interact.Cycling...give it some time.
Nice set up. I also just cycled my 75. You have a nice list
Just checked my nitrates and they are over 100ppm. What kind of water change is recommended?
A 75% plus change id say
Ok. How long after the water change can I check the parameters again?
I would say 24 hours.
So I did my 75% water change last night and tested nitrite and nitrate this morning. My nitrite was 2ppm and my nitrate was 75ppm. I’m thinking I might need another big water change. I’m also going to check my mixing station to make sure there are no nitrates or nitrites just to make sure I’m not dumping them back in my tank.
yeah i'd say test you're mixing station, do another 75% change and then test again. I would put a small amount of ammonia in so not to starve the beneficial bacteria.
So I have 2 clowns and a purple firefish. Along with a blue legged hermit. So far my ammonia and nitrites have been great at 0 and my nitrates are actually around 15-20. I’m starting to get some kind of algae forming not sure which yet. Still trying to medicate the fish as the 2 clowns have parasites/worms. I’ve been medicating through food for about 7 days and they seem to still have the parasites/worms. I will continue treatment for the full 21 days. If I see no improvement I may have to use some other medication. We will see. But so far seems to be good. Trying to track down some Trichus snails now, but no one seems to have them anymore, and live aquaria wants and arm and a leg due to shipping cost.
