Dan S.
New member
Ok, the poor axolotl is fungus-free but the stinking nitrites will NOT come down! I’ve been doing daily 20% water changes and adding prime for ... I dunno, three weeks now? and it’s just been sitting at 1ppm almost the whole time. I asked the guy at the pet store, who said very firmly to only test and change weekly unless they appeared stressed?, but tried that for a single day, and nitrites went up even more. Just did a 25% water change and am refilling for another. Last week the water got a bit cloudy for 2-3 days and then nitrites actually went down for a bit - I assumed the tank had *finally* properly cycled and the good bacteria were actually on the job - but then it just went up again. I’ve been adding API Quick Start with every water change but seemingly to no avail. What can I do?
Especially - is there anything I can do that doesn’t involve tubbing them. Things are... very hectic and not so great at the moment and I’m honestly not sure I can manage all that - almost accidentally dumped 4 gallons of untreated tap water into the tank the other day b/c I just lost track of what I was doing. If there’s a very simple but adequate answer, that would probably be best...
Thank you so much.
(20 gal tank, temp has been within ~58-64 degrees F except for today, which was like 72 outside and the tank got up to 66 for a bit - now 65 and dropping).
Especially - is there anything I can do that doesn’t involve tubbing them. Things are... very hectic and not so great at the moment and I’m honestly not sure I can manage all that - almost accidentally dumped 4 gallons of untreated tap water into the tank the other day b/c I just lost track of what I was doing. If there’s a very simple but adequate answer, that would probably be best...
Thank you so much.
(20 gal tank, temp has been within ~58-64 degrees F except for today, which was like 72 outside and the tank got up to 66 for a bit - now 65 and dropping).