Like I said, it's not easy when every person you ask advice from has their own way of doing things. And I am taking the advice as best I can without killing my fish and letting my tank go bad. So I'm doing what I'm told by 20 different people.
I know the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate should always be 0.
:iagree:nitrAte can be anywhere between 5-10 and 40
you need to do some large water changes. was your tank cycled?
:wall:... your levels suggest your w/c's are insufficient for your stock until your biological filtration catches up on the job.I know what they should be. I do water changes frequently. And yes it was.
:iagree:no need for salt. just need to make sure to do water changes until your bacteria can handle the fishload.
:iagree:No you don't.. You said you knew that nitrate should be zero. Listen to good advice when it's offered.
What have you actually done to the tank to correct this? I hope you've done nothing. I think you had the tank going, then added a bit too much to it, and now the tank is overloaded temporarily. Given time, it will adjust without you doing much beyond water changes to keep the fish from getting fried. I'll go re-read the thread and see if I still agree with myself..
... how? ammo turns to trites... trites turn to trates... w/c's or plants are the only ways to get rid of them after that. since the fish still keep eating and expelling waste that number will never go down on it's own.
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:wall:... your levels suggest your w/c's are insufficient for your stock until your biological filtration catches up on the job.
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riverfishgirl offers some good info in this thread also.
sorry if i'm coming off as a "debbie downer". no need to :swear: at me or flame me. i'm just trying to point out some good advice. hopefully it'll help you out.