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Yep. Though the cycle was done. I was very wrong. Very very wrong.
No, I have fish in the tank. Not a lot, but some.
They were all I could find at PetCo. I normally use the dropper ones but the PetCo was out of most things.
Might have to wait until payday to get it. I know they had the saltwater one and that was almost $60.
Around $35 on Amazon
Okay, knowing the freshwater one is a bit cheaper is good to know. Not that I want to use Amazon, but sometimes I have to.
Thanks! I'm trying to do right by the fish but I also don't have a lot of disposable income to put towards this.Don't stress about the tests. With nitrite you only care about 0 vs not 0. I have never yet found a strip that can't differentiate between those 2 states. Since you have 0 for your well water and not 0 for the tank its not a bad indicator.
Just keep testing daily until the nitrite section stays white. Keep up the daily water changes until they do - personally I would go up to 75%.
Keep feeding to a minimum, a tiny bit every 3-4 days is fine until the nitrite clears. Sure you can save up for a kit, but once its cycled it should stay cycled and your hardness is unlikely to change.
Hint: If you cut a test strip length-ways using clean, dry scissors you have 2 test strips
There will always be those who tell you about all the wonderful products (treatments, filter media, emergency meds etc etc) you must have. Truth is once you are set up it costs hardly anything. I have 4 thriving tanks and it is years since I tested the water. All my test solutions have expired. They all have nothing but sponge in the filters and plenty of plants. The only thing I won't compromise on is regular water changes. In my case I do 75% per week
