pH..Nitrite..so on

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Wildiana

wildiana
Sep 27, 2004
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i've been trying very hard, i think i'm trying to hard.

did my 20% water change to get my Nitrite lever way down, it was off the scale, water is looking good, nice and clear, it is still not at 0ppm, is about 1.0ppm, (Lite to mid purple in the "FreshWater Master Test kit")

no my ph is hight at 8.0...

i don't want to give up, but which one should i pay more attention to, i know they are all important, but it is very discouraging at time!!

my LFS said my ammonia if fine, i only had enough water for one test.

I have in the take:

1 mollie...my first fish in the tank last this long (others died)
1 Red Fancy
1 African Dwarf
1 Silver tip Shark or Columbian catfish ( will need to move him as he grows)
2 Taquilla sunrise.
1 Algae eater
1 Upside down catfish

20g long
 
How long has the tank been set up? What is your NitrAte reading? Is the tank still cycling? How much are you feeding?

You need to change out at least 30-50% during a water change in order to get your nitrates down. Try doing another water change of at least 8-10 gallons and retest.
 
As long as your PH is stable at 8.0 and not moving up and down wildly, then you don't need to be concerned about that right now. Please do not let your LFS or anyone talk you into using chemicals to "adjust" your PH, that's just asking for trouble.

Keep up the water changes to keep the nitrites down. I prefer to keep it below 1ppm, closer to .50ppm. Don't be afraid to change too much water. As long as the water you're adding has the same PH and is near the same temp, you really can't change it too much.
 
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