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[This Old Spouse]

The nitrate reading doesn't make sense. Could it be 40 ppm?

You need to lower the ammonia as well. That and the nitrite should read 0.

Do a large water change and take another reading after an hour or so.

Add bogwood to lower your pH.

 

[amy1994]

Okay will do
There are a few pieces of bogwood in there already, but i do have a piece which i can put in soon as it has been in soak for over a month now.
Again it is due a water change, which i will do tomorrow.
At the moment the filtration is in the filter top, but i am changing to an external filter, i have these on other tanks, and i definetely prefer these, so i do need to get this setup.

 

[fluttermoth]

You really shouldn't leave your water change until tomorrow if you have any ammonia or nitrite; discus are very sensitive fish; you need to change some now.

 

[This Old Spouse]

You really shouldn't leave your water change until tomorrow if you have any ammonia or nitrite; discus are very sensitive fish; you need to change some now.

+1
ASAP

 

[amy1994]

You really shouldn't leave your water change until tomorrow if you have any ammonia or nitrite; discus are very sensitive fish; you need to change some now.

I would if i could, but i haven't got any water to change with, unless i add a treatment to it

 

[This Old Spouse]

I don't understand what you mean. You don't have tap water to which you add dechlorinator when you do a water change?

 

[fluttermoth]

I don't understand what you mean? Do you not have dechlorinator?

if you don't, you can always use boiled water allowed to cool; pour in from one bucket to another a few times to re-oxyenate it, as boiling drives off oxygen as well as chlorine.

I don't understand what you mean. You don't have tap water to which you add dechlorinator when you do a water change?

lol; snap; we're all thinking alike today

 

[amy1994]

Sorry yes i do have a dechlorinator, but i usually keep the water in cannisters for few days before putting the water in to the tank.

 

[fluttermoth]

There's absolutely no need to do that if you use a dechlorinator

 

[mark1973]

You really shouldn't leave your water change until tomorrow if you have any ammonia or nitrite; discus are very sensitive fish; you need to change some now.

I would if i could, but i haven't got any water to change with, unless i add a treatment to it

youve got no water

 

[amy1994]

There's absolutely no need to do that if you use a dechlorinator

Oh, i didn't know that thanks for the tip

 

[fluttermoth]

You're welcome.

 

[amy1994]

Haha...shame i haven't got a tap upstairs

 

[fluttermoth]

Just change the *£$@% water!

 

[micko]

Just change the *£$@% water!

+1.