boozybears
Fish Addict
Hi everyone! Last night i checked the levels in my 25 gallon tank:
amonia - 0
nitrite - .3
nitrate - between 10 and 20 (couldn't really tell)
this morning i took a sample to my local PetSmart and they told me my amonia is 0, nitrite 0 and nitrate 20. According to them my tank has cylced (it's 4 weeks old with fish in it for 3 1/2 weeks). My own kit says that there are still nitrite levels between .1 - .3 (i can't get an accurate reading) when I came home from the store. I am using Nutrafin's liquid tests, the store was using strips. Which is more accurate?
thanks so much for your help! I'd be sooo happy to have finally cycled but it doesn't seem like it took very long. I've been doing daily 10-15% water changes, using 'cycle' and only feeding every two days.
Val
amonia - 0
nitrite - .3
nitrate - between 10 and 20 (couldn't really tell)
this morning i took a sample to my local PetSmart and they told me my amonia is 0, nitrite 0 and nitrate 20. According to them my tank has cylced (it's 4 weeks old with fish in it for 3 1/2 weeks). My own kit says that there are still nitrite levels between .1 - .3 (i can't get an accurate reading) when I came home from the store. I am using Nutrafin's liquid tests, the store was using strips. Which is more accurate?
thanks so much for your help! I'd be sooo happy to have finally cycled but it doesn't seem like it took very long. I've been doing daily 10-15% water changes, using 'cycle' and only feeding every two days.
Val