Day 32 updated
There has been a climb in p.h is this something to worry about or not?
Also wanted to ask about the Nitrite. What should i expect from this now? will it climb further or stay at this 5.0 level? just want to know what the spike will be so i know when its happening
Sorry for all the questions.
Thanks guys.
the A-bacs convert the ammonia to nitrite (and i think I read some of this includes nitric acid?) anyway this causes the pH to drop, the ammonia itself causes pH to increase, so it will tend to go up and down as a result, I did some pH tests before adding ammonia at 24hrs and after adding, and the pH does notably change a bit.
the nitrite should stay off the scale (the API test kit measures up to 5ppm) so it will remain >5ppm until your N-bacs grow to a sufficient amount to start processing the nitrites, this part is usually the longest part of the cycling process, and it happens quite suddenly