2007-07-23 19:30:27 · 11 answers · asked by teddygirl7 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
very simple, your tank is not cycled yet, if it would be you would have no nitrite at all in your tank
Nitrite as well as ammonia are suppose to be at "0"
read this site
http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_fishless.php
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-07-24 10:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you're getting nitrite readings, your tank is not fully cycled. You can do small frequent water changes so it doesn't reach a toxic level, but a cycled tank in which the beneficial bacterial colonies are established will NEVER show any nitrite readings. You're almost there, possibly another week or two and your tank should be done cycling. Good luck. :)
2007-07-23 20:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by vellefromhell67 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Don't bother with the driftwood. Like the poster above me said, you're probably not done cycling. But, if you get some low light requirement plants like anacharis (also called elodea) they suck up the ammonia like crazy and they're pretty cheap. And yes plants PREFER ammonia to nitrates and I can show you test results from a study that proves it. It may also be that you're not doing enough waterchanges or that you may be overstocked. Anyway, lots of plants usually helps. I have 5 black neons and 3 regular neons ( yeah some died since I was ignorant when I got them and overstocked my tank) and 10 zebra danios and only have to do waterchanges every few months.
2007-07-23 21:48:52 · answer #3 · answered by tubbahzakixd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow i have never seen so many negative responces to a question, i kinda feel bad for ya lol. nitrite keep with it and do weekly 10% water changes, if it nitrate same thing and try feeding less, and vacuum the gravel when you change the water.
2007-07-24 19:29:12 · answer #4 · answered by michael_j_p_42503 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i does not placed even a ONE koi fish in a tank below 40 gallons! I say the two improve your tank to atleast a one hundred gallon or detect a clean abode on your Koi fish. Koi fish can improve over 30 inches and want countless area while a popular goldfish grows around 6 inches. on a similar time as a fish will in ordinary terms improve as huge because it relatively is tank, it relatively is going to stunt it relatively is growth and carry approximately an risky fish.
2016-12-14 17:15:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daily water changes till the levels go down. If you don't have salt sensitive fish like loaches, cat fish, plecos, tetras, you can add a bit of aquarium salt. It helps the fish to absorb oxygen into their blood stream, nitrites prevents that.
2007-07-23 19:34:51 · answer #6 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I had the same problem & discovered that if you add some driftwood (you can buy it in pet stores), it will stabalize the ph. Depending on size of aquarium. Mine was 75 gallons. I had 5 pieces of driftwood. No more trouble after that. Never had another problem with PH. Try it, it should work for you too. It may take a week or 2, but it should work. Good luck
2007-07-23 19:37:44 · answer #7 · answered by woowhotoo 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
is it a new tank? how many fish do you have and what size tank. when was the last water change and how big? what are your other readings for pH amonia and nitrate? what kinda filter? anything else you can think of and you can get a better answer.
2007-07-23 19:38:56 · answer #8 · answered by craig 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
vacuum your gravel or sand and do water change. If that don't work they have solutions you can add to your water to lower nitrates
2007-07-24 03:07:01 · answer #9 · answered by R8R55 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy small bottles of liquid that reduce mineral content... you just put in the suggested number of drops for however big your aquarium is
2007-07-23 19:33:41 · answer #10 · answered by misleep1 3 · 0⤊ 8⤋