So, I have:
I should be changing water at least once or twice a week to battle ammonia spikes, nitrates, algae, dirty water, etc. due to overstocking.
Yet I have crystal clear water, almost no algae, 0 ammonia and steady ranging Nitrates between 5-10ppm. After a month of not changing water or cleaning anything. Just adding food for fish
Any ideas how this is possible? Java Fern and Anubias shouldn't be able to drain Nitrates at that rate from overstocked tank? And everything I read says that only way to keep nitrates from rising is with regular water changes.
P.S. I use API test solution. I even bought new one as I though mine surely has to be off or something = same result
- 90lt that's way overstocked with: Platies, couple of Mollies, couple of Guppies and Betta
- fairly new set up. About 2-2.5 months (-minus cycling. instant cycled with established filter. just regular kit filter)
- about 2-3cm of quarts black sand substrate
- Some Java fern and few small Anubias with regular tank kit light
- PH 7.4-6
- I dose with some salt and minerals for KH and GH as tap water is close to RO
I should be changing water at least once or twice a week to battle ammonia spikes, nitrates, algae, dirty water, etc. due to overstocking.
Yet I have crystal clear water, almost no algae, 0 ammonia and steady ranging Nitrates between 5-10ppm. After a month of not changing water or cleaning anything. Just adding food for fish
Any ideas how this is possible? Java Fern and Anubias shouldn't be able to drain Nitrates at that rate from overstocked tank? And everything I read says that only way to keep nitrates from rising is with regular water changes.
P.S. I use API test solution. I even bought new one as I though mine surely has to be off or something = same result
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