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...ou get rid of the ammonia in the first place? If you used a chemical fix, you could still have ammonia and nitrite because the aquarium has not completed its nitrogen cycle. On the other hand, over fe...
...ogen cycle starts when fish and food wastes make ammonia. An aerobic bacteria then converts the ammonia to nitrite, and another aerobic bacteria converts the nitrite to nitrate. Anaerobic bacteria fin...
hi guys and girls i have set up my tank and it has been running for about 3 weeks now, the nitrite levels have shot up and dont seem to be going down been high for about a week now. there is no fish i...
...oo, because i'm too messy to use the reagent kits for all those tests. The strips measure nitrate and nitrite; both are compounds of nitrogen and oxygen, but nitrite is reactive and toxic to fish...
John, I did all my test for amm,nitrite,and nitrate last night and today.
Amm---0
Nitrite---0
Nitrate---0
Should I wait and do more test and then do a water change or can I start to add 2 or 3 f...
i think you feed that koi too much,the bad smell in my opinion is for the unwanted toxic ammonia and nitrite level,if you test the ammonia and nitrite level i am sure that it must be high..so do 40 % ...
...ke advantage of fish that have compromised immune systems. That happens if the aquarium has any ammonia or nitrite or when the fish get a shock from being moved too quickly. The best thing to do now i...
During the cycling process, ammonia spikes. Bacteria then convert it to nitrite, and nitrite is converted to nitrate by another type of bacteria. Still another bacteria converts nitrate to nitrogen an...
your nitrite and nitrate is slightly up.nitrite level must be zero...you ph level is also high.try to cut it down.do partial water change..do 30-405 water change daily until allthe parameters stables...
...bout the nitrogen cycle. Very briefly, it involves growing beneficial bacteria that neutralise ammonia and nitrite, which are produced by fish, food and plant wastes. For now, you can minimise the tox...
Check the aquarium water parameters, especially for the presence of ammonia and nitrite. They should measure zero. If they do not, you are probably over feeding the Betta or have not done regular, par...
...ere but in a less toxic form. After the aquarium is fully cycled, one type of bacteria converts ammonia to nitrite, and another converts the nitrite to nitrate, which is much less reactive. A third, a...
If he's gasping for air, it could be a water quality problem. Both ammonia and nitrite will burn a fish's gills and make it difficult for them to take in oxygen. It may help to put an extra ...
...fish are getting sick, the first place to look is water quality. The water should measure zero ammonia and nitrite as well as the correct temperature. Almost everyone who is new to the hobby tends to ...
Nitrate and nitrite are both compounds of nitrogen and oxygen, and ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen. Both ammonia and nitrite are reactive and dangerous to fish. When an aquarium is cycl...
...r the aquarium has gone through its nitrogen cycle. If it has not, it will probably have toxic ammonia and nitrite. Nitrate is much less reactive than nitrite. Goldfish tolerate those things pretty we...
...the substrate alone. Most of the beneficial bacteria live there. The partial water changes will dilute the nitrite, but only the beneficial bacteria can eliminate the nitrite. Nitrate (with an A) up t...
... gallon tank so I guess alot of you would think its small!!
I just did a water change. The nitrate and nitrite are both zero now and the ammonia is .50
I have the test strips to test the nitrite...
Ammonia is the first thing produced by waste products. Then it goes to nitrite followed by nitrate. Goldfish tolerate ammonia much better than most aquarium fish, but you should still try to get ammon...
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im quite sure my tank has cycled i have had an ammonia spike then a nitrate spike and then a nitrite spike. i have a api master test kit. my levels now are ammonia 0 nitrate 1.0 ,nitrite 0 - 0.2...
...ogen cycle starts when fish and food wastes make ammonia. An aerobic bacteria then converts the ammonia to nitrite, and another aerobic bacteria converts the nitrite to nitrate. Anaerobic bacteria fin...
...uch. So for cycling a tank i put food in the tank to get it started and test the water until the nitrate, nitrite and the ph is at a good level but the nitrate nitrite are to be 0 right....
...stablished aquarium. Just feed the good cooties with a little bit of flake food, and check for ammonia and nitrite in a week or so. Last year I set up 30 and 46 gallon tanks using that method. The aqu...
...e little aquarium, it has probably not cycled yet. The good news is that goldfish can tolerate ammonia and nitrite better than other aquarium fish. When you clean the aquarium, make sure to syphon out...
...rium is failure to complete the nitrogen cycle. If the aquarium water has measurable amounts of ammonia or nitrite, the nitrogen cycle is not complete and the fish will not be healthy. If the tank is ...
...ally lower the temperature to its normal level, do a 30 percent water change, then measure for ammonia and nitrite. If either is present, do a 20 or 25 percent water change several days in a row, and ...
...much. So for cycling a tank i put food in the tank to get it started and test the water until the nitrate, nitrite and the ph is at a good level but the nitrate nitrite are to be 0 right....
...water test was not accurate.
Nitrate (NO3) is present in most aquariums, but another nitrogen compound, nitrite(NO2), is toxic. It may be a good idea to buy an inexpensive water test kit. If nitrit...
... Live plants also help, and some people will speed the cycle with goldfish, which can tolerate ammonia and nitrite. Before adding expensive or delicate fish, be sure the ammonia and nitrite stay at ze...
...messy and do not play well with other fish. Excessive aquarium wastes do lower the pH, and the presence of nitrite or ammonia indicates that (1) the tank is not fully cycled or (2) the biological load...
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