I have a 20 gallon tank that I have been cycling for over 3 months in preparation of moving my axolotl to a bigger tank. I started with a fishless cycle, then got a goldfish to help things along. The goldfish produced too much ammonia to cycle the tank so I surrendered it and got 3 white cloud minnows about 2 weeks ago. My readings:
0.25-0.5 ppm Ammonia
0 ppm Nitrites
~ 5 ppm Nitrates.
I understand how the cycle works and want to know what I should do. Can I move my axolotl or do I really have to wait until the ammonia is at 0 ppm? I have been doing ~15% water changes every few days but the ammonia won't go below 0.25 ppm.
Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.
0.25-0.5 ppm Ammonia
0 ppm Nitrites
~ 5 ppm Nitrates.
I understand how the cycle works and want to know what I should do. Can I move my axolotl or do I really have to wait until the ammonia is at 0 ppm? I have been doing ~15% water changes every few days but the ammonia won't go below 0.25 ppm.
Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.