I've had my little axie tank (34 litres) setup for coming on 3 weeks now and was wondering if I can get an estimate if this is normal... just tested the water again, we're doing daily water changes, or every second day of 20-30% depending on the readings.
Today we tested 0 Ammonia, 1 Nitrite and 20-30 Nitrate mg/L. The pH of our water is around 7.4. Does this sound normal for this length in the cycle. The high nitrite reading bothers me a little bit, hence the daily water change. I scoop the waste product left behind after the siphoning with a net, or suck it up with a turkey baster (great idea BTW, whoever came up with that) Temp fluctuates between 18.9 and 21.3 (C) over a 24 hour period. We're still waiting on proper fans to arrive from Japan. Getting aquarium cooling devices in Australia, as it turns out, is a nightmare!
My Axie looks quite happy and healthy so far, nice appetite and fairly active in bursts throughout the day.
For the last 5 days, I've been cycling a large (100L) tank for the future home for the current axie and hopefully another female in a month or 2 - it seems to be a lot more stable and cycling faster - we are using a new filter but we have transplanted one of the plants to the big tank and have 3 feeder goldfish to help the process along (which we will take back to the pet store when the tank is ready) They have done a great job keeping it clean but we're doing 10 % water changes anyway because one of the pieces of driftwood has coloured the water.
readings at Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0 and Nitrate around 10 - 20. Unsure of the temp yet but it's not important until it starts being used for it's intended purpose. It's in the same room which is usually around 24 degrees ambient temp.
At what point is the nitrate reading too high for an axie and what is the best method to getting it down again? Daily water changes? I don't want to poison my girl!
Today we tested 0 Ammonia, 1 Nitrite and 20-30 Nitrate mg/L. The pH of our water is around 7.4. Does this sound normal for this length in the cycle. The high nitrite reading bothers me a little bit, hence the daily water change. I scoop the waste product left behind after the siphoning with a net, or suck it up with a turkey baster (great idea BTW, whoever came up with that) Temp fluctuates between 18.9 and 21.3 (C) over a 24 hour period. We're still waiting on proper fans to arrive from Japan. Getting aquarium cooling devices in Australia, as it turns out, is a nightmare!
My Axie looks quite happy and healthy so far, nice appetite and fairly active in bursts throughout the day.
For the last 5 days, I've been cycling a large (100L) tank for the future home for the current axie and hopefully another female in a month or 2 - it seems to be a lot more stable and cycling faster - we are using a new filter but we have transplanted one of the plants to the big tank and have 3 feeder goldfish to help the process along (which we will take back to the pet store when the tank is ready) They have done a great job keeping it clean but we're doing 10 % water changes anyway because one of the pieces of driftwood has coloured the water.
readings at Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0 and Nitrate around 10 - 20. Unsure of the temp yet but it's not important until it starts being used for it's intended purpose. It's in the same room which is usually around 24 degrees ambient temp.
At what point is the nitrate reading too high for an axie and what is the best method to getting it down again? Daily water changes? I don't want to poison my girl!
