1 week with bio spira

revelino73

revelino73

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1 week tank with bio spira, i add six tetras to the tank. reading were 1 week later and taken today. do i do water changes to keep ammonia level down. Nitrites never showed up. and Nitrates has been the same level from the first test 2 days later after adding Bio spira. Bio Spira was keep cold at LFS and during the ride home. is there some thing wrong or is this normal.

Amm =1.ppm - 1.25ppm
Nitrites = 0 ppm
Nitrates = .25ppm
 
bio-spira is not a miracle product. used correctly it will make the cycle go faster (1-2 weeks instead of 6-8) but it very rarely creates an instant cycle. you still should be doing water changes to keep toxins down.
 
go ahead and do a 50% water change.

seeing nitrates is a bit of a good sign. that means that the bacteria that eat up the ammoina and the oens that eat up nitrite are starting to grow. it could take a little bit for everythign in your tank to fully settle down though.

bio-spira is really hit or miss. even though the LFS refridgerates it, the shipper may not. bio spira needs to be refridgerated constantly until it is used.
 
revelino73 said:
1 week tank with bio spira, i add six tetras to the tank...
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Did you add bio-spira to a fishless tank and then a week later added the tetras, and testing a week after that?

Or were the bio-spira and tetras added simultaneously and the water test taken a week after that?
 
wataugachicken said:
bio-spira is not a miracle product. used correctly it will make the cycle go faster (1-2 weeks instead of 6-8) but it very rarely creates an instant cycle. you still should be doing water changes to keep toxins down.
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I would do a 50% WC ASAP, that will get you to around .75ppm of ammonia and then I would do another 50% WC about 2 hours later.

...and Yes, always do your Water Changes when you have living fish involved. 0.25ppm or under is your goal. This will require numerous water testings (1x a day is a minimum)
 
i add the bio spira and the fish at the same time. i did a 50% on friday and one more on sunday. will give new readings again on tuesday.
 
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