Levels High After Water Change

[vncvr1982]

Did you prime it and make sure all the air is out of the system? Did it come with foam to go around the outlet?

Didn’t come with any foam no. I could probably cut a couple strips of filter floss and put it inside the outlets. It makes great foam! But haven’t run it long enough to collect anything from it.

 

[Jekyl]

Here is what I was talking about. The tube that feeds back into my tank has a couple rings around it

 

[vncvr1982]

Here is what I was talking about. The tube that feeds back into my tank has a couple rings around it

Got it! Yes I have some of that foam, I will try that out.

 

[reefidiot??]

So yesterday I did a 20% water change on my 30 gallon. All I have is rock, sand and two clown fish. This is going on my 4th week. When I started the tank I used TurboStart 900, and have monitored my chemistry daily. Ammonia has so far always been 0 as has been Nitrite, with just a tiny nitrate.

Yesterday
Ammonia .50ppm
Nitrite 2.0ppm
Nitrate 5ppm
PH 8
Salinity 1.025

Today 24 hours after my 20% water change:
Ammonia 1ppm
Nitrite 1ppm
Nitrate 20ppm
PH 8
Salinity 1.025

Should I do another water change but bigger? Or should I let it go and see what my chemistry is tomorrow? Could I maybe be in the middle/tail end of a cycle

Any tips/advice are welcome!

I think your salt has ammonia, sorry

 

[vncvr1982]

I think your salt has ammonia, sorry

???

 

[reefidiot??]

???

its when your salt ahs ammonia sometimes its naturally collected sometimes its added, what matters is that its something what type of salt do you have?

 

[vncvr1982]

its when your salt ahs ammonia sometimes its naturally collected sometimes its added, what matters is that its something what type of salt do you have?

Oh, I use Fritz RPM. My tank is great now. Eased up on feeding a little. Now I have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrates, just a bit of nitrate.

 

[reefidiot??]

Oh, I use Fritz RPM. My tank is great now. Eased up on feeding a little. Now I have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrates, just a bit of nitrate.

Oh great I am so happy for you, I guess I was a bit late but on the good side I wasnt needed. Have a nice week