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08/22/2014, 05:11 PM
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No ammonia or nitrites, low nitrates?
My 20g quarantine has been cycling for about 5 weeks now, and for the last week or so it's been finishing up. In 24 hours it will go from 3 ppm ammonia to no ammonia and no nitrites. The odd thing, is that nitrates really low too. I thought my api test was bad, as it was over 2 years old. Now my new sailfert test is saying the same thing, that nitrates are about 25 ppm.
I was under the impression my nitrates should be sky high? Anyone ever seen this before? |
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08/22/2014, 06:21 PM
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Have you done any water changes? Likely it is fine and ready to go!
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08/22/2014, 07:58 PM
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No water changes at all yet! Think it's still all good?
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08/22/2014, 10:38 PM
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Drop some flake food into the tank and let it rot. See if it creates ammonia or nitrate.
If it's nitrate do a water change and go buy something to QT.
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08/22/2014, 10:55 PM
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I'll give it a whirl. I've been adding ammonia daily, and I was getting nitrites off the charts for a while, so I guess maybe it's just done. Thanks! Off to buy my first ever saltwater fish tomorrow, a lawnmower blenny, haha. Excited!
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