10G Did API testing Am I In Trouble? :(

Day 2 Fishy Cycle

Day 2 Fishy Cycle Feb 17 2008
Tested waters this morning.

Results.

Amonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 20 ppm

Fishies are swimming and eating. will not feed again until tuesday.
every other day is good yes?
 
Tested again today 6:30pm
No changes in the readings
0 Amonia
0 Nitrite
20 Nitrate

I think those live plants are helping alot too.

TB
 
Testing update on 75G

Tested this morning at 6:00am and got some alarming readings from previous tests.

Amonia spiked to .50 ppm
Nitrite to .25 ppm

And Nitrate remained at 20ppm

Did a 25% water change at 6:15am

Just got home from work and checked again

6:40pm

Amonia dropped to .25 ppm
Nitrite back to 0 ppm
and Nitrate again remained at 20 ppm

About to do another water change now.

TB
 
Also since I upgraded from my 10G to my 75
As soon as I put my mamba pleco into the tank, it went into hiding into
my large center media piece (Large Tree Trunk) and I haven't seen it since.
I did pick it up yesterday cause I was freaking cause I couldn't find him/her so
I noticed its spots and was relieved.

Do they only come out at night? and since it is a new tank and there is little no algie build up should I be leaving algie pellets in the tank for him/her?

TB
 
completed the water change, will test water again in the a.m.
 
Well I did 2 25% WC's yesterday 1 in the am and 1 in the pm when I got home
and tested the water this morning at my amonia hasn't gone back to zero
its inbetween 0 and .25 ppm

my nitrite is back to 0

and my nitrate is between 10 - 20ppm

Should I just keep doing daily water changes until the amonia drops to 0?
 
yep do a change whenever you see ammonia or nitrite in the tank; its just the tail end of the cycle...very soon you should be stable.

sorry for asking if you have answered this already but have you checked your tap readings for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate ?
 
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