Do These Levels Look Ok?

[Le Sorcier]

....from a small 27l to a 180l (101X40x50cm)

Moved my filter sponge from the old tank to the new tank.

Checked the levels after 11 days with the following results....

ph 8.0
NO2 between 0.1 and 0.3
NO3 between 5-10
Ammonia 0.6

Would this indicate that the transfer has worked to a degree?

thanks.

 

[minxfishy]

Yeah, you need to do some w/c's to get the levels to 0 for ammonia, nitrIte. It has worked, but there has been a loss of bacteria, which happens in a trf, did you move all the media over, not just the sponges.

 

[bagu]

like minx said, its working to a level

just water change to get the ammonia down

 

[Le Sorcier]

Thanks guys,

The sponge WAS the only media. I have placed it in the middle of the juwel filter so I have, from the top....


The Filter Wool
Carbon Sponge
Nitrate Sponge
MY OLD SPONGE
Coarse Blue Sponge
2 Fine Blue Sponges.

I only have 9 fish in there and am wondering when it is safe to add a couple more?

I have 4 Corys, 2 Platys, 2 Mollies and 1 Endler and would like to add 4 more Corys asap?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Le Sorcier

Please don't be in too big a hurry to add more corys. It would be safest to give your tank a week or two to allow the bacteria to reproduce. Then, once you are sure that they can handle the bio-load you already have, you can be more confident that they will be able to quickly and safely reproduce again to catch up with the increased wastes the new ones will be producing.