dazzler
Member
hI guys and gals, I have lost the plot (few would argue!!!) well I went to both of my awesome lfs. and I say this with my limited knowledge of fish keeping. One said to do a partial water change and one said to wait 2 weeks. I have NO FISH in my tank and my readings are as follows
ammonia 1.0 (its the highest its been and never got any higher)... started at 0.25
pH 7.4 stable always has been
nitrites 0 (yay!!!) started at 0.25
nitrAtes 5.0 just a slight colour change (possibly 7.5 though as the colour is a mix of 5.0 and 10)
so what's the go? we are in our typical australian summer 30 deg C on average every day and my waters temp flucuates between 27-30 deg C depending on the heat outside. I have yet to see the heaters turn on they have been in there since 11 jan and are set at 26 deg. (I have two thermometers digital and standard) everything else has been put in on the same day (water deco's gravel filters air pumps). the water was slightly cloudy since this time but has become crystal clear just a couple of days ago! the ammonia has gotten no higher than 1.0. I have happy bacteria purchased from local fish store by the way of "matrix stones" (australian product) that are in both my 1200litre filters
so after confusing you people, as well as myself, here are the questions: and I know every tank is different!... but
water change or not?
should my ammonia go through the roof 4.0+ ?
it has been exactly 3 weeks today what result should I be expecting?
if I have missed any thing let me know!!!
kind regards Dazzler
ammonia 1.0 (its the highest its been and never got any higher)... started at 0.25
pH 7.4 stable always has been
nitrites 0 (yay!!!) started at 0.25
nitrAtes 5.0 just a slight colour change (possibly 7.5 though as the colour is a mix of 5.0 and 10)
so what's the go? we are in our typical australian summer 30 deg C on average every day and my waters temp flucuates between 27-30 deg C depending on the heat outside. I have yet to see the heaters turn on they have been in there since 11 jan and are set at 26 deg. (I have two thermometers digital and standard) everything else has been put in on the same day (water deco's gravel filters air pumps). the water was slightly cloudy since this time but has become crystal clear just a couple of days ago! the ammonia has gotten no higher than 1.0. I have happy bacteria purchased from local fish store by the way of "matrix stones" (australian product) that are in both my 1200litre filters
so after confusing you people, as well as myself, here are the questions: and I know every tank is different!... but
water change or not?
should my ammonia go through the roof 4.0+ ?
it has been exactly 3 weeks today what result should I be expecting?
if I have missed any thing let me know!!!
kind regards Dazzler