Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted October 7, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yes. If you add ammonia and retest 24 hours later, are you still getting nitrite at 24 hrs? Do a huge WC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yes nitrite doesn't budge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thank you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted October 7, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2014 Add ammonia up to 1 ppm instead of 3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2014 Okie dokie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Ok I did a 95% WC added ammonia to 1ppm. For the heck of It i check the nitrites after I filled it and it was 2-5 ppm I'll check it again In 24hrs Edited October 8, 2014 by Cdionne77 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted October 8, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2014 I would do a 100% WC. We need to get rid of the nitrite to see if it's processing 1 ppm ammonia in 24 hrs . . . . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2014 Oh boogers, do you think it's safe to do it again tonight or should I do it tomorrow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2014 I don't know why I just asked if it was safe that was kinda dumb lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2014 Ok I had time to do a 100% WC and added ammonia back to 1ppm. I checked nitrites and it was 0... Will this ruin my cycle or did it just help it keep going because nitrites were off the charts... Will check again tomorrow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted October 9, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2014 Would I ask you to do it if it would ruin your cycle? Kidding! No, it won't ruin your cycle. The BBs that convert ammonia to nitrite will convert it over so quickly the BBs that convert nitrite to nitrate won't go without food for long. It will be just fine. Please test again in 24 hours. As if you didn't know I'd ask that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2014 Ha ha ha no I trust you. It was just scary testing and it was gone lol. I thought about it and i was like duh stupid I'm actually cycling the filters media not the tank dumb dumb. Lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2014 Ok. So Thursday I ended up switching over to the 40B. I didn't touch the filters at all just added water with Prime and dosed ammonia to 1ppm. On Friday I checked everything and nitrites where off the charts again and ammonia was between .25-.50 and nitrates where 20ppm. I put ammonia back to 1 ppm. Ok so now it's Saturday ammonia back down to .25-.50 nitrites are still off the charts and nitrates are close to 40ppm. It's darker than 20 on the test but not the color red. Should I just leave it alone and wait for ammonia to go to almost 0 then bring it back up? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted October 12, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2014 I would leave it alone tonight then do a HUGE (100% if you want) WC tomorrow then bring the ammonia back up to 1. The reason for the WC is if the nitrite is already off the chart, we will not see when they start decreasing as it would take A LOT of a decrease after it's off the chart for a couple days in a row and adding more ammonia . . . How long has the nitrite been spiking? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2014 I would leave it alone tonight then do a HUGE (100% if you want) WC tomorrow then bring the ammonia back up to 1. The reason for the WC is if the nitrite is already off the chart, we will not see when they start decreasing as it would take A LOT of a decrease after it's off the chart for a couple days in a row and adding more ammonia . . . How long has the nitrite been spiking? The nitrite has been spiking for a little over a week now, every time I do huge or 100% WC it comes back the following day that I check 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted October 12, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2014 OK, good. It will probably spike for a good 2-3 weeks. I just wanted to be sure it hasn't already been 6 weeks. Hang in there. One day, you'll test it and it will be barely purple and you will 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2014 OK, good. It will probably spike for a good 2-3 weeks. I just wanted to be sure it hasn't already been 6 weeks. Hang in there. One day, you'll test it and it will be barely purple and you will I can't wait to .....should I still do the 100% WC or just wait 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted October 12, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2014 I'd do one tomorrow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2014 ok thank you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 13, 2014 Ok Lisa here we go again I did a 100% WC dosed with prime, and ammonia back to 1ppm. I took these tests about 3 or so hours after. Ammonia .50 nitrites .25 nitrates 20 PH 7.4 temp 78 Before the WC reading where ammonia 0 nitrites 5 nitrates looked around 10-20 PH 7.4 temp 78 Now here is my dilemma lol. I am using the API freshwater master test kit. The tubes show a line of 5ml but if I fill a syringe with 5ml it goes above the line... Should I be using their line on the tube or the syringe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted October 13, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted October 13, 2014 . How far above the line does it go? I would use their line . . . Are all the lines on all 4 test tubes in the same place? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 13, 2014 . How far above the line does it go? I would use their line . . . Are all the lines on all 4 test tubes in the same place? I would say maybe a half inch or little less over. all the lines are in the same spot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted October 13, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted October 13, 2014 When you measure 5 mL, it goes about a half inch above their line? . That's a lot. Next time use their line. If you're feeling ambitious use their line and measure 5 mL with your syringe and see how different the results are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 13, 2014 You know what, now that I look at it more closely with my glasses on, the lines are just a little bit off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cdionne77 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 13, 2014 I'm going to do that and measure because now with my glasses on their line on their tubes are not exactly even 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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