Friday, January 20, 2012
Aquarium cycling is my readings normal?
you are not cycled yet ... ammonia is way high, i would do a 50% water change ... the only measurements that count are ammonia which should be 0, nitrites which should be 0, and nitrates less than 20 ... and just so you know, test strips are a waste of money ... they are giving you a guesstimate of the water parameters, and not what the parameters actually are ... you can get the pet store to test it for you in a couple of weeks to see if the water is good, i would do two 50% water changes between now and then ... when the pet store checks the water get the numbers and don't let them tell you it is fine ... you might want to consider a proper water testing kit if you are really into the hobby ... or fish stores always do it for free ...
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