Thank you for the information! Since I filled the majority of the tank with RO water and cleaned out the sponges, I’m sure now the tank will be able to adjust and fix itself to get that balance. Do you leave your nitrates at 0?
Alright I used RO water and kept my sponge and quartz rings so I would assume minerals would be left in those along with if I added flourish liquid fertilizer. Would that do the job?
Currently adding water to the tank today after a 70-80% water change. The sponges in the filter have been used since cycling so the bacteria has built up. Because of that water change, you would suggest on removing those sponges and replacing them with ones that are completely new? Or keep them...
Alright thank you for that insight. I figured out that by tap, the ammonia is about .5 and the nitrate is 5.0. I have prime but of course that won’t clear up everything. Currently doing a 50% water change. About how long of 25% daily water changes would you suggest? Week, 2 weeks? Living in...