madelyn anne
Member
Hello!
I have a 36 G tank that has been cycled for a few weeks now, and suddenly today I tested and saw a huge spike in Nitrites. Usually, Nitrite would be at zero, Ammonia would be at zero, and my Nitrates have been hanging between 10-20ppm. I test every 48-72 hours, and my last test 48 hours ago was reading normally. Now, tonight, my reading was;
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - approxmately 2 ppm
Nitrate - 10 ppm
pH - 7.2-7.4 (a tad higher than usual)
I used Prime and did a 30% water change. I also used the last of my bottle of Quck Start to try to add some nitrifying bacteria in there.
I have not added new fish, in fact, I lost one of my GBRs this week
Nor have I been using any unusual water additives. The only thing in my water is Prime, some left over Neutral Regulator, and Quick Start. Nothing unusual that I haven't been using the entire life of the tank.
What gives? What happened?
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I have a 36 G tank that has been cycled for a few weeks now, and suddenly today I tested and saw a huge spike in Nitrites. Usually, Nitrite would be at zero, Ammonia would be at zero, and my Nitrates have been hanging between 10-20ppm. I test every 48-72 hours, and my last test 48 hours ago was reading normally. Now, tonight, my reading was;
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - approxmately 2 ppm
Nitrate - 10 ppm
pH - 7.2-7.4 (a tad higher than usual)
I used Prime and did a 30% water change. I also used the last of my bottle of Quck Start to try to add some nitrifying bacteria in there.
I have not added new fish, in fact, I lost one of my GBRs this week
Nor have I been using any unusual water additives. The only thing in my water is Prime, some left over Neutral Regulator, and Quick Start. Nothing unusual that I haven't been using the entire life of the tank.
What gives? What happened?
xx