This is the part where I destroy something

[commanderdoom21]

Yesterday,

nitrate=5.0

ammonia=4.0


So, I took all the nessecary procedures for the tank. Here is the results.

Nitrate=20.0

ammonia=2.0


Plus the strange red light bloom. WHAT THE HAY HAPPENED?!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[aberdeen aquarist]

see my post in your other thread

 

[commanderdoom21]

ammonia= 1.5

nitrate= 80?

This concludes the ammonia is going down with my water changes. It also concludes that WHAT?!?! MY NITRATE IS GOING UP?!?!?!?!? How? Ammonia is decreasing, the red stuff is going away, my ph is actually good. WHY IS THE NITRATE STILL GOING UP?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[BettaBoyz]

i think you're a bit confused CommanderDoom.

the cycle should be Ammonia, NitrITE, then NitrAte. Ammonia is bad, Nitrites are not as bad, and Nitrates are safe in all but high numbers. during the cycle there's an Ammonia spike as the Ammonia eaters are adjusting, then a Nitrite spike as the Nitrite eaters adjust. the only thing to 'eat' Nitrates are live plants and water changes.

you're experiencing the Nitrite spike, and it's so high because of the fish you have in the tank!