WC or not?

[Rabidbeast666]

My amm is 0. Nitrite 1. Nitrate 2 with Api test. Salinty 35. Ph 8.3 Alk 12.5 with salifert. Was going to do a 3 gal water change today on my 15. I've got a bottle of apocyclopse and phyto due in this afternoon. Was wondering should I do the water change or introduce the pods to the existing water and see what they actually do overnight.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Did you just finish cycling the tank? Nitrates are usually much higher after a cycle....

I don't think you need to change the water, when it gets to 30-40 nitrates then you should be thinking about water change

 

[Rabidbeast666]

Ok. That's my opinion also. The girl at my store got me worried cause I was showing any. So I changed 3 gal just to lower everything and will put the pods in after lights go off. Pods will still have stuff to consume. I have a very light dusting of diatoms that my mix of snails are actually doing a good job on. Hope the pods help them along. Very light on only a couple of small spots on the glass. Building a pod hotel for my return area. So I'll see how all this all goes.