My cycle ended about a week ago and since then I’ve performed 3 10% water changes. Basically every other day and tested parameters the next day.
end of cycle: ammonia: 0, nitrite: 0, nitrate 40+ ppm
1st water change: ammonia: 0, nitrite: 0, nitrate: 20 ppm
2nd water change: ammonia: 0, nitrite: 0, nitrate: 20 ppm
3rd water change done around 2 today and tested just now: ammonia: 0 nitrite: .25 nitrate: 20 ppm
Some have said to do a bigger water change which I currently do not have the capacity to do without an inline pump so I’m at a loss. The nitrite spike to .25ppm is worrying me that I might be doing too many water changes and stirring stuff up maybe?
Or should I continue to do water changes daily or every other day until my nitrates are controlled?
currently have one clownfish and one ricordea mushroom
end of cycle: ammonia: 0, nitrite: 0, nitrate 40+ ppm
1st water change: ammonia: 0, nitrite: 0, nitrate: 20 ppm
2nd water change: ammonia: 0, nitrite: 0, nitrate: 20 ppm
3rd water change done around 2 today and tested just now: ammonia: 0 nitrite: .25 nitrate: 20 ppm
Some have said to do a bigger water change which I currently do not have the capacity to do without an inline pump so I’m at a loss. The nitrite spike to .25ppm is worrying me that I might be doing too many water changes and stirring stuff up maybe?
Or should I continue to do water changes daily or every other day until my nitrates are controlled?
currently have one clownfish and one ricordea mushroom