Recent content by Mairiad

I think that’s what I’m going to end up doing. I got a Python that should be here tomorrow to make the water change easier. I think I’m going to just use the water conditioner and the ammonia and that’s it. I think the quick start killed me

I began a fish less cycle with a raw shrimp. Left it in the tank for 3 days, took it out. I had my ammonia spike and then start to lower and nitrite and nitrate began to go up. Ammonia finally got down to .25 but nitrate was off the chart so I did a 25% water change. Nitrite remained elevated...

I have been cycling my tank for several weeks. My ammonia went up and then down but never made it to zero. My nitrite was too high to be measured for a few weeks and is now back at zero but ammonia is still 1ppm. It dipped briefly to .50 and then went back up. I have no fish just a couple...