Hey all i need some advice on why my ammonia is hanging at .25-.50 i will try to explain everything to my best knowledge.
Tank is about 4 weeks old i cycled for 2 weeks with 2 fish then added bio spira monitored the levels everyday ammonia spiked, nitrite spiked, now the nitrite and nitrate are at 0, but the ammonia hangs at around .25-.50 and wont come back down
29 gallon tank
whisper 30 ( Since new )
Fluval 205 ( added 2 days ago )
150 watt heater
ph is between 8.2-8.4
temp is steady at 77
15% water change weekly
I am using an aquarium pharmaceuticals liquid test kit
buffering ph with cichlid salt
currently housing
1 yellow lab
1 acai ( sp? )
and 2 ob peacocks
black gravel for substrate and lava rocks for hiding
I am feeding 2 times daily small amounts
Thanks for reading i hope i answered any questions you might have about the set up any advice would be appreciated
,Ryan
Tank is about 4 weeks old i cycled for 2 weeks with 2 fish then added bio spira monitored the levels everyday ammonia spiked, nitrite spiked, now the nitrite and nitrate are at 0, but the ammonia hangs at around .25-.50 and wont come back down
29 gallon tank
whisper 30 ( Since new )
Fluval 205 ( added 2 days ago )
150 watt heater
ph is between 8.2-8.4
temp is steady at 77
15% water change weekly
I am using an aquarium pharmaceuticals liquid test kit
buffering ph with cichlid salt
currently housing
1 yellow lab
1 acai ( sp? )
and 2 ob peacocks
black gravel for substrate and lava rocks for hiding
I am feeding 2 times daily small amounts
Thanks for reading i hope i answered any questions you might have about the set up any advice would be appreciated
,Ryan