kroezen
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Hello, I moved my axolotls into my 33 gallon aquarium (it has around 20 gallons of water in it) around a week ago. I've been checking for ammonia every day since then but never picked up any (the water in the test tube is always clear). I find this weird.
For over 2 weeks before I put the axolotls in, the tank had been running with its filter (a sponge filter) and every now and then I would dump the "red water" left in the container I defrosted my blood worms in, but never tested the tank. I added the "red water" at random, and it was only the run-off from a few cubes.
Today I tested for ammonia, and yet again it came up with nothing. So I tested for Nitrites and Nitrates and found that they were up. The nitrites were at 6 ppm and the nitrates were at 80 pmm.
Is it possible the tank has cycled that far already? I've never picked up any ammonia in the tank and when I previously tested for nitrites/nitrates it came up with next to none.
The Ph is at 7 in case that matters
Can anyone help out?
For over 2 weeks before I put the axolotls in, the tank had been running with its filter (a sponge filter) and every now and then I would dump the "red water" left in the container I defrosted my blood worms in, but never tested the tank. I added the "red water" at random, and it was only the run-off from a few cubes.
Today I tested for ammonia, and yet again it came up with nothing. So I tested for Nitrites and Nitrates and found that they were up. The nitrites were at 6 ppm and the nitrates were at 80 pmm.
Is it possible the tank has cycled that far already? I've never picked up any ammonia in the tank and when I previously tested for nitrites/nitrates it came up with next to none.
The Ph is at 7 in case that matters
Can anyone help out?