HabsBettas
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Hello!
So I dosed stability for a week or so and I noticed that the pH was at 8.0-8.2 but I didn't test anything else until now. Here are the readings:
Ammonia: 1-1.5 ppm (I didn't dose any ammonia before but the tank had been cleaned from a previous failed cycle where I washed everything)
Nitrite: 1-2 ppm
Nitrate: 40 ppm
A quick pH test, and it's gone up to almost 9.0. I'm at a loss of what to do.
Notes: Tank is 5 gallons. I have a fluval bio media in there as well as a filter cartridge that has the carbon removed. I had previously tried to use walmart "clear ammonia" that foamed when I shook it so I washed everything and tried again. This time, I thought it would work, but the pH spiked again a day later.
Thank you for any help
So I dosed stability for a week or so and I noticed that the pH was at 8.0-8.2 but I didn't test anything else until now. Here are the readings:
Ammonia: 1-1.5 ppm (I didn't dose any ammonia before but the tank had been cleaned from a previous failed cycle where I washed everything)
Nitrite: 1-2 ppm
Nitrate: 40 ppm
A quick pH test, and it's gone up to almost 9.0. I'm at a loss of what to do.
Notes: Tank is 5 gallons. I have a fluval bio media in there as well as a filter cartridge that has the carbon removed. I had previously tried to use walmart "clear ammonia" that foamed when I shook it so I washed everything and tried again. This time, I thought it would work, but the pH spiked again a day later.
Thank you for any help