Hi everyone, Iām new to this great hobby.
Iāve had my freshwater tank for a month.
Iāve used dr Timās ammonia to dose my tank up to 3ppm and micro-lift bacteria gel on my filter.
My ammonia has started to drop very slow. My nitrites jumped last week to 4ppm and have now all but gone and converted into nitrates but I canāt seem to get the last bit of ammonia to drop below 0.5.
I thought the nitrite wouldāve take all the ammonia before it went down before turning into nitrates.
Am I on the right path or do I need to do anything to get more nitrites to take over?
I have a 40 litre (8 gallon) tank and last dosed ammonia on Saturday to 2ppm
Iāve had my freshwater tank for a month.
Iāve used dr Timās ammonia to dose my tank up to 3ppm and micro-lift bacteria gel on my filter.
My ammonia has started to drop very slow. My nitrites jumped last week to 4ppm and have now all but gone and converted into nitrates but I canāt seem to get the last bit of ammonia to drop below 0.5.
I thought the nitrite wouldāve take all the ammonia before it went down before turning into nitrates.
Am I on the right path or do I need to do anything to get more nitrites to take over?
I have a 40 litre (8 gallon) tank and last dosed ammonia on Saturday to 2ppm