tameem
Fish Crazy
Hi.
I have had my 55 gallon tank for more then a month now and it is cycling. For the last week or so, nitrite levels started to rise. From .25 to now 1.0 for the last few days! I have been doing daily water tests. I do notice my ammonia levels seems to be going down, from .50. In the past when testing the water, very quickly the color would turn a light green. Now it stays yellow (0ppm) for a few minutes before the appropriate time passes (5min) to take a reading. It still though gets readings of about .25-.5 of ammonia. Im concluding that ammonia is lessening.
With the nitrite level, I have been doing daily water changes, about 20% to kepe nitrite levels low, but I stopped doing that, and was advised to do at least once a week.
Is there anything I should be doing, or doing wrong? I dont want my cute cory catfishes and tiger barbs get too stressed.
Thanks for your response(s)!
I have had my 55 gallon tank for more then a month now and it is cycling. For the last week or so, nitrite levels started to rise. From .25 to now 1.0 for the last few days! I have been doing daily water tests. I do notice my ammonia levels seems to be going down, from .50. In the past when testing the water, very quickly the color would turn a light green. Now it stays yellow (0ppm) for a few minutes before the appropriate time passes (5min) to take a reading. It still though gets readings of about .25-.5 of ammonia. Im concluding that ammonia is lessening.
With the nitrite level, I have been doing daily water changes, about 20% to kepe nitrite levels low, but I stopped doing that, and was advised to do at least once a week.
Is there anything I should be doing, or doing wrong? I dont want my cute cory catfishes and tiger barbs get too stressed.
Thanks for your response(s)!