08-30-2009, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by jeihan  i had the numbers from the store but while at the mall i lost them. the amonia was i believe 2x the toxic level,ph was fine, and one of the nitrates was high too. i did a water change a few minutes ago and added in nutrafin cycle and will get the water tested again in about 3 days. I also will only be feeding the fish once a day until the system is more stable. what do you think? | Angel079 has helped you in the interim, so you're on track with the partial water change.
By the way, nitrates are not a concern unless the reading is very high. Nitrate is the third part of the nitrification cycle (ammonia, then nitrite--both highly toxic, then nitrate). You say one of the "nitrates" was also high; it is the ammnia and nitrite you must keep at "0" once the tank is cycled. With regular (weekly) partial water changes of 30-40% you will keep nitrates down, and if there are plants in the tank all the better; it is only when something biological is seriously out of whack that one sees nitrates above 10-20 in a planted aquarium.
Byron.
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