well heres my setup..........
juwel rio 180 with the standard internal filter/pump 6 plants 1 piece of bog wood (well soked first) and a mix of 1/8 and 1/4 gravel well washed with a layer on tetra plant substrate underneath and a juwel aireator/venturi. testing with a API master test kit (liquid)
current temp 27-28ºc
tap water pram's Ph. 7.2 Amon. nil Nitrite Nil Nitrate 10
First dose of ammonia was on the 8/8/07 tested at 5.0 ppm on the 9/8/07
11/8/07 Ph. 7.6 Amon 3 nitrite 0.25
so today i topped the ammonia up again to 5 ppm At 4 am (gmt)
edit. water was treated with aquasafe too
tested it this afternoon and got.........
12/8/07 Amon 5 Nitrite 0.50 Nitrate 40
re did the tests with new test tubes and got the same results
so whats going on
many thanks in advance
juwel rio 180 with the standard internal filter/pump 6 plants 1 piece of bog wood (well soked first) and a mix of 1/8 and 1/4 gravel well washed with a layer on tetra plant substrate underneath and a juwel aireator/venturi. testing with a API master test kit (liquid)
current temp 27-28ºc
tap water pram's Ph. 7.2 Amon. nil Nitrite Nil Nitrate 10
First dose of ammonia was on the 8/8/07 tested at 5.0 ppm on the 9/8/07
11/8/07 Ph. 7.6 Amon 3 nitrite 0.25
so today i topped the ammonia up again to 5 ppm At 4 am (gmt)
edit. water was treated with aquasafe too
tested it this afternoon and got.........
12/8/07 Amon 5 Nitrite 0.50 Nitrate 40
re did the tests with new test tubes and got the same results
so whats going on
many thanks in advance