Today is day 10 and that was the reason for the posts. Weird to see nitrites jump from 2 ppm to 5ppm with 0 ammonia and ammonia to just from 0ppm to .50 ppm overnight.are you past day ten of submersion time
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Today is day 10 and that was the reason for the posts. Weird to see nitrites jump from 2 ppm to 5ppm with 0 ammonia and ammonia to just from 0ppm to .50 ppm overnight.are you past day ten of submersion time
NH3 ammonia yes ammonia reading 0 yesterday then 0.5 todayAre you sure your testing for NH3?, it’s very high, if you are.
What test are you using, are you sure it’s not a NH3 + NH4 test?NH3 ammonia yes ammonia reading 0 yesterday then 0.5 today
What test are you using, are you sure it’s not a NH3 + NH4 test?
Here is a pic of the tank best I can get on iPad.Ok, using them kits you are still safe, or more accurately, your fish are still safe. API nitrate tests are sometimes a bit wayward, I wouldn’t worry about that either.
You got a tank pic?
Excellent, you’ll be grandHere is a pic of the tank best I can get on iPad.
Update us in a few days, I thought you had already put the fish in, tbh.Thank you for all your help. I’ll start adding fish after a water change. You saved me a big headache
Brandon is referring to bringing in parasites to the display by not running a quarantine protocol. It’s always a high risk, especially in new tanks, that can have excasserbating stressors.No I wanted to make sure I was good first ordering salt tomorrow and will do a few water changes then add first fish.