Is there any benefit to continuing to dose ammonia or should I call it good?
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 74
All right... first tank, hear me out. In all honesty I can continue dosing as I likely won't be adding fish for at least 2-3 weeks I'd guess (need to QT). But I've dosed ammonium chloride to 2ppm - or slightly above - 6-7 times over the past month and my nitrates are getting to the point where I might need more than one nearly full water change to bring back down.
Parameters alone might say "god no", but 2ppm ammonia only clears in roughly 24-28 hours. And nitrite not for 36-40. Per Dr. Tim's instruction I should keep going until I can clear 2ppm in 24 hours, but I've seen the same said for 1ppm ammonia. Is there much of a benefit here when I'm not planning to introduce that level of bioload immediately anyway?
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 74
All right... first tank, hear me out. In all honesty I can continue dosing as I likely won't be adding fish for at least 2-3 weeks I'd guess (need to QT). But I've dosed ammonium chloride to 2ppm - or slightly above - 6-7 times over the past month and my nitrates are getting to the point where I might need more than one nearly full water change to bring back down.
Parameters alone might say "god no", but 2ppm ammonia only clears in roughly 24-28 hours. And nitrite not for 36-40. Per Dr. Tim's instruction I should keep going until I can clear 2ppm in 24 hours, but I've seen the same said for 1ppm ammonia. Is there much of a benefit here when I'm not planning to introduce that level of bioload immediately anyway?