Cycling with a vengence!
I checked water parameters today:
Ammonia: 0.25ppm
Nitrite: 6ppm
Nitrate: 5ppm
This immediately set off alarms for me with the Nitrite being so high. I did a 35 gallon water change and retested for Nitrite, down to 0.25ppm (whew). Almost frightening that it went from a barely perceptable blip on the test kit to 6ppm in less than a week.
I guess it just took a really long time to get the cycle process started. The Black Ghost Knife has been looking poorly all week, I guess the numbers above explain that. Here's hoping he makes it this week. I plan on testing every day and doing 10 gallon per day water changes regardless unless you all have a better suggestion. I've dropped the salt and the pH Down from the water change process also.
I checked water parameters today:
Ammonia: 0.25ppm
Nitrite: 6ppm
Nitrate: 5ppm
This immediately set off alarms for me with the Nitrite being so high. I did a 35 gallon water change and retested for Nitrite, down to 0.25ppm (whew). Almost frightening that it went from a barely perceptable blip on the test kit to 6ppm in less than a week.
I guess it just took a really long time to get the cycle process started. The Black Ghost Knife has been looking poorly all week, I guess the numbers above explain that. Here's hoping he makes it this week. I plan on testing every day and doing 10 gallon per day water changes regardless unless you all have a better suggestion. I've dropped the salt and the pH Down from the water change process also.
