CraigDalton
New Member
Hi there,
Quick question on water parameters. I've been reading higher than ideal levels of ammonia and nitrates and nitrites. Every week I do a 30-40% water change and the 2 tanks are well cycled around 9 months they've been set up.
Question is, does keeping the ammonia levels low in turn keep the nitrate and nitrites lower? Also is there any point every week or so say adding more bottled bacterial to help keep levels down? My tanks aren't over stocked nor over fed. I do weekly water changes as I've stated but what else can I do to keep levels lower without having to do a water change in both tanks every 3 days or so? For that quite frankly takes alot of enjoyment from the hobby.
Thanks
Quick question on water parameters. I've been reading higher than ideal levels of ammonia and nitrates and nitrites. Every week I do a 30-40% water change and the 2 tanks are well cycled around 9 months they've been set up.
Question is, does keeping the ammonia levels low in turn keep the nitrate and nitrites lower? Also is there any point every week or so say adding more bottled bacterial to help keep levels down? My tanks aren't over stocked nor over fed. I do weekly water changes as I've stated but what else can I do to keep levels lower without having to do a water change in both tanks every 3 days or so? For that quite frankly takes alot of enjoyment from the hobby.
Thanks