down2earth
02-19-2012, 02:40 AM
i check my water conditions daily. in one of my tanks the ammonia levels keep rising. i do a WC and its good the rest of the day. but in the morning its going back up. its been like this for 2 weeks almost 3. figured it was the new fish i added then. but 3 weeks wouldnt be the new fish... i thought
i also added a new sump. but i didnt take down the old sponge filter. the sump came from a salt water tank and has been dried out and sittin in my friends garage for months. i ran it with fresh water/bleach for 3 days. changing the water out with fresh water only. let it set for 2 days to dry out. then put in new bio rings in the bottom of it for extra bio surfaces. refilled it with the used bio balls it came with.
i just got these readings
ammonia .25-.5ppm
nitrite 0ppm
nitrate 5-10ppm
thank you for your time.
i also added a new sump. but i didnt take down the old sponge filter. the sump came from a salt water tank and has been dried out and sittin in my friends garage for months. i ran it with fresh water/bleach for 3 days. changing the water out with fresh water only. let it set for 2 days to dry out. then put in new bio rings in the bottom of it for extra bio surfaces. refilled it with the used bio balls it came with.
i just got these readings
ammonia .25-.5ppm
nitrite 0ppm
nitrate 5-10ppm
thank you for your time.