- Joined
- Oct 2, 2019
- Messages
- 55
- Reaction score
- 10
Test kits: Salifert "not expired"
Pre RODI Ammonia: .50ppm
Post RODI Ammonia: .15ppm
"I've tried new DI resin and Carbon filter, I cannot get my ammonia down to 0 after RODI process"
PH: 6
After mixing salt: .25ppm
"Adding salt seams to increase the ammonia reading"
PH: 7.8
Bacteria: Microbacter start XLM
Microbacter Ammonia drops
Day 1
Ammonia: 2ppm
Nitrite: 0pm
Nitrate: 0pm
Day 7
Ammonia: 2ppm
Nitrite: .50pm
Nitrate: .50pm
Day 12
Ammonia: .25ppm
Nitrite: .50ppm
Nitrate: 100ppm
100% water change
6 weeks in
Ammonia: .25ppm
Nitrite: .25ppm
Nitrate: .50ppm100% water change and immediately test for Nitrate the number does not move. In theory the Nitrate should drop below 10.
Also The nitrite are still present
What should I be looking for at this point?
Is it possible for nitrate to be stuck in the rock and sand? This being the reason why I can't get the Nitrate to measure below 10ppm
My ammonia and nitrite should be reading 0 also after this long
Pre RODI Ammonia: .50ppm
Post RODI Ammonia: .15ppm
"I've tried new DI resin and Carbon filter, I cannot get my ammonia down to 0 after RODI process"
PH: 6
After mixing salt: .25ppm
"Adding salt seams to increase the ammonia reading"
PH: 7.8
Bacteria: Microbacter start XLM
Microbacter Ammonia drops
Day 1
Ammonia: 2ppm
Nitrite: 0pm
Nitrate: 0pm
Day 7
Ammonia: 2ppm
Nitrite: .50pm
Nitrate: .50pm
Day 12
Ammonia: .25ppm
Nitrite: .50ppm
Nitrate: 100ppm
100% water change
6 weeks in
Ammonia: .25ppm
Nitrite: .25ppm
Nitrate: .50ppm100% water change and immediately test for Nitrate the number does not move. In theory the Nitrate should drop below 10.
Also The nitrite are still present
What should I be looking for at this point?
Is it possible for nitrate to be stuck in the rock and sand? This being the reason why I can't get the Nitrate to measure below 10ppm
My ammonia and nitrite should be reading 0 also after this long