ashleenc716
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I'm relatively new to this site, and hoping to be an axolotl mama in the near future.
I have my tank up and running, it's been just about a month. My ammonia had spiked, then I noticed I had nitrites and nitrates. My ammonia has gone back down to 0 but I still have nitrites that are off my color chart, it's darker than the 10.0ppm. My nitrates are sitting at about 40ppm the last week or so.
My question is: What do I do now?
Do I wait for these nitrates and nitrites to deplete themselves?
Do I do a water change or so to bring them down?
Also, I haven't found any information on what the alkalinity(KH) of the tank should be at. Mine was at about 80ppm but is now sitting at 0.
Thanks in advance!
Also, I wasn't sure if I should have posted this under a related thread or not, so sorry if I should've done that instead.
I have my tank up and running, it's been just about a month. My ammonia had spiked, then I noticed I had nitrites and nitrates. My ammonia has gone back down to 0 but I still have nitrites that are off my color chart, it's darker than the 10.0ppm. My nitrates are sitting at about 40ppm the last week or so.
My question is: What do I do now?
Do I wait for these nitrates and nitrites to deplete themselves?
Do I do a water change or so to bring them down?
Also, I haven't found any information on what the alkalinity(KH) of the tank should be at. Mine was at about 80ppm but is now sitting at 0.
Thanks in advance!
Also, I wasn't sure if I should have posted this under a related thread or not, so sorry if I should've done that instead.