It goes from cloudy to fuzzy after a few tipples, is that good or bad?Martinspuddle wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 16:03 pm Sir! You must be sober when view your aquarium water
Fishless cycling (again)
I’m now debating doing a partial water change. The ammonia is now measuring 8ppm as I have inadvertently over dosed it I assume. Worth doing or a waste of time?
I have some API ammo-lock. Is that the better option?
Thanks again.
I have some API ammo-lock. Is that the better option?
Thanks again.
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I would do a water change (50% or more) and bring it down below 4ppm, too much ammonia can stall the cycle
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You would end up removing all the ammonia if you did a full change. Unless you want to start it over?
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Just do the 50% to bring it back to 4ppm.
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wouldnt a 50% chnage with 8PPM at 100% actually bring it back to 6PPM overall ?
/me wanders off to check his math
/me wanders off to check his math
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Why, what maths are you using? It sounds like the American method from the post....
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50% of 8 mikey
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I was thinking of nitrates.
if you have
>0 Nitrates in yuor tap water then a 50% water change won't cut the levels in half
if you have
>0 Nitrates in yuor tap water then a 50% water change won't cut the levels in half