Eskielvr
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Monday night I performed about a 95% water change. I took the water level as far down as I could without removing Spartacus. I then added Stress Coat to remove the chlorine and help build back his slime coat. Then I waited for the temperature to drop some (got it a little warmer than usual), and after it came back to around 80-81 degrees, I added the Bio Spira.
I took some readings today and they are:
Ammonia .25-.50 ppm (it was a little hard to tell)
Nitrite .25 ppm
Nitrate 5.0 ppm
So, it is starting to cycle. I added some Stress Zyme and Easy Balance to try and help speed things along, too.
My question is, would it be safe to do a partial water change without interferring with the Bio Spira? Or should it cycle fast enough that I don't need to do a water change just yet?
I took some readings today and they are:
Ammonia .25-.50 ppm (it was a little hard to tell)
Nitrite .25 ppm
Nitrate 5.0 ppm
So, it is starting to cycle. I added some Stress Zyme and Easy Balance to try and help speed things along, too.
My question is, would it be safe to do a partial water change without interferring with the Bio Spira? Or should it cycle fast enough that I don't need to do a water change just yet?