CaptainScruffy
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Hey all, Ive had my juvenile axolotl maybe a month now, I saved her from a co-worker, she was in a tank with gravel and fish and she seemed pretty unhappy, something got a hold of her foot in the past and it has grown back although not perfectly, anyway, i had to set up an emergency tank to take her in and the tank was mid cycle, i test my water today and the results are alarmingly high,
Ammonia: around 6.0 ppm (between 4.0 and 8.0 on my water test kit)
Nitrite: 0.5ppm
nitrate: 5.0ppm
This is completely unacceptable, im about to remove her and put her in a tupperware container with fresh water, while I do a 25% water change, is that enough for now?
I also bought API Quick Start to introduce more benificial bacteria if the problem is from an ammonia spike from the "half-cycled tank", I was going to put it in after her water change but when i do her water change tmrw, will it make the safe start pointless?
Thank you for all replies, im on edge because I want only the best for my axolotl and these results are alarming. any other advice is greatly appreciated!
Ammonia: around 6.0 ppm (between 4.0 and 8.0 on my water test kit)
Nitrite: 0.5ppm
nitrate: 5.0ppm
This is completely unacceptable, im about to remove her and put her in a tupperware container with fresh water, while I do a 25% water change, is that enough for now?
I also bought API Quick Start to introduce more benificial bacteria if the problem is from an ammonia spike from the "half-cycled tank", I was going to put it in after her water change but when i do her water change tmrw, will it make the safe start pointless?
Thank you for all replies, im on edge because I want only the best for my axolotl and these results are alarming. any other advice is greatly appreciated!