Phoenix2016
New member
Hi! I am/will continue to review the online guides for cycling, but sometimes for me it is hard to translate the info into real life. So I’d like to know if I should do a partial water change at this point or not.
12 hours ago the parameters were as follows: (I do realize I should wait 12 hours more, and will do so, but hopefully I’ll already have an answer by then)
Ph- 7.2
Ammonia- 2
Nitrite- 1
Nitrate- 10
I added Fishless Fuel to bring ammonia back up to 4 (was that the right thing to do?)
Today, halfway through parameters are as follows:
Ph- 7.2
Ammonia- 4
Nitrite- 2
Nitrate- 20
I know not to add ammonia until it goes down again, but since the Nitrates went up do I do a water change?
Do I add anymore QuickStart?
What if the Ammonia doesn’t go back down- I do think I’m supposed to give that a few days, is that right?
Thank you for your help and patience. I have a bit of a learning disorder, and while I’m committed, I didn’t know cycling would be so complicated.
A friend did give me tank water she cleaned out, but not as much as I was hoping for. I was all excited to get her old filter, but she rinsed it with tap water so I threw it away.
I feel less rushed because I got Dart a bigger tub because he was thrashing around, and he seems much happier now, and I gave him an extra filter and change the water lots.
Thanks!!
12 hours ago the parameters were as follows: (I do realize I should wait 12 hours more, and will do so, but hopefully I’ll already have an answer by then)
Ph- 7.2
Ammonia- 2
Nitrite- 1
Nitrate- 10
I added Fishless Fuel to bring ammonia back up to 4 (was that the right thing to do?)
Today, halfway through parameters are as follows:
Ph- 7.2
Ammonia- 4
Nitrite- 2
Nitrate- 20
I know not to add ammonia until it goes down again, but since the Nitrates went up do I do a water change?
Do I add anymore QuickStart?
What if the Ammonia doesn’t go back down- I do think I’m supposed to give that a few days, is that right?
Thank you for your help and patience. I have a bit of a learning disorder, and while I’m committed, I didn’t know cycling would be so complicated.
A friend did give me tank water she cleaned out, but not as much as I was hoping for. I was all excited to get her old filter, but she rinsed it with tap water so I threw it away.
I feel less rushed because I got Dart a bigger tub because he was thrashing around, and he seems much happier now, and I gave him an extra filter and change the water lots.
Thanks!!