Hi all,
The quick question is if a 0.25 reading is toxic for the fish?
I have a 6x2x2 (650L) and recently my friend had accidently overfed the fish while I was away for a day.
I came back to find some of the uneaten food decomposing on the gravel, and knew it was not a good sign. I measured Ammonia and got a 0 reading but forgot to test Nitrite/Nitrate. I immediately did a 30% water change + gravel vacuum as there were heaps of waste.
24 hours later, I did another 30% water change and this time tested the tank for all parameters,
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.25
Nitrate 40
I added Seachem Stability and triple dosed with Prime, I plan to do a larger water change (50%) tomorrow and see how it goes.
Thanks
The quick question is if a 0.25 reading is toxic for the fish?
I have a 6x2x2 (650L) and recently my friend had accidently overfed the fish while I was away for a day.
I came back to find some of the uneaten food decomposing on the gravel, and knew it was not a good sign. I measured Ammonia and got a 0 reading but forgot to test Nitrite/Nitrate. I immediately did a 30% water change + gravel vacuum as there were heaps of waste.
24 hours later, I did another 30% water change and this time tested the tank for all parameters,
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.25
Nitrate 40
I added Seachem Stability and triple dosed with Prime, I plan to do a larger water change (50%) tomorrow and see how it goes.
Thanks