Hard water deposits

[DawnMichele 6,045]

Glad your feeling better Amy!!!!

[titch 104]

19 hours ago, DawnMichele said:

Glad your feeling better Amy!!!!

Thank you 

Tonights test results. Nitrite has risen to 0.5. I’ve not done a WC but have raised ammonia back up to 0.25.

Would you say nitrates are 40 or 80?

Is there anything I can do to help the nitrite>to>nitrate process at this stage?

[koko 14,335]

4 minutes ago, titch said:

Thank you 

Tonights test results. Nitrite has risen to 0.5. I’ve not done a WC but have raised ammonia back up to 0.25.

Would you say nitrates are 40 or 80?

Is there anything I can do to help the nitrite>to>nitrate process at this stage?

I want you to not feed the tank for a whole day. No ammonia. I think your at your end and adding the ammonia is making the nitrites spike. I believe give it a shot  

[titch 104]

31 minutes ago, koko said:

I want you to not feed the tank for a whole day. No ammonia. I think your at your end and adding the ammonia is making the nitrites spike. I believe give it a shot  

Ok. Well I’ve already dosed for today (sorry), but I’ll hold off from now on. 

[koko 14,335]

22 minutes ago, titch said:

Ok. Well I’ve already dosed for today (sorry), but I’ll hold off from now on. 

No problem  

[titch 104]

15 minutes ago, koko said:

No problem  

I think I’m being thick, but shouldn’t the nitrites read zero by the end? Regardless of ammonia being dosed?

[koko 14,335]

4 hours ago, titch said:

I think I’m being thick, but shouldn’t the nitrites read zero by the end? Regardless of ammonia being dosed?

yes, but I mean is we are very close and not to feed to much ammonia to the tank or it will go up again. Let the nitrites get to 1.o but not higher  Don't worry about the nitrates at this point  

[titch 104]

8 hours ago, koko said:

yes, but I mean is we are very close and not to feed to much ammonia to the tank or it will go up again. Let the nitrites get to 1.o but not higher  Don't worry about the nitrates at this point  

Ah, ok.

I would guess the Nitrites will be at 1.0 by tonight. Should I do a 50% WC or larger to bring them back down? What level should I bring them down to?

Then leave as is yes? No ammonia dosing?

[titch 104]

Surprisingly nitrites are still at 0.5. So no WC & no ammonia feeding tonight 

If/when they do reach 1.0, do I want to do a WC big enough to get them down to as close to zero as possible or just to say 0.5 again?

Edited October 27, 2017 by titch

[koko 14,335]

40 minutes ago, titch said:

Surprisingly nitrites are still at 0.5. So no WC & no ammonia feeding tonight 

If/when they do reach 1.0, do I want to do a WC big enough to get them down to as close to zero as possible or just to say 0.5 again?

Man we are just so so close.

Okay test again if the nitrites are 0 or .5 lets add ammonia in again. Let  it do its thing again. 

[titch 104]

11 minutes ago, koko said:

Man we are just so so close.

Okay test again if the nitrites are 0 or .5 lets add ammonia in again. Let  it do its thing again. 

The test was done only an hour ago.

[koko 14,335]

2 minutes ago, titch said:

The test was done only an hour ago.

Lets add ammonia  Just a tiny bit  

[titch 104]

1 minute ago, koko said:

Lets add ammonia  Just a tiny bit  

0.25 ok?

[koko 14,335]

Just now, titch said:

0.25 ok?

[titch 104]

Just now, koko said:

Consider it done. Will check in again tomorrow. 

[titch 104]

@koko LOOK!!!!!!!!! 

What now, what now?! 

Should I do a WC? Dose with ammonia? Leave as is?

[koko 14,335]

I would do another water change. Then do a small dose of ammonia and let it cycle again. Just to make sure we aren't going nuts  

[titch 104]

1 hour ago, koko said:

I would do another water change. Then do a small dose of ammonia and let it cycle again. Just to make sure we aren't going nuts  

WC done. 

Dosed the ammonia to 0.25.

Fingers crossed!!

[titch 104]

Images on the left were taken last night after the WC & dosing of ammonia.

Images on the right were taken this morning - 12 hours after dosing ammonia.

[koko 14,335]

Okay Looking really good. So lets do one more test on your tank and then I think we are ready.

Lets to .50 ammonia and lets see how the nitrites do  

[titch 104]

3 minutes ago, koko said:

Okay Looking really good. So lets do one more test on your tank and then I think we are ready.

Lets to .50 ammonia and lets see how the nitrites do  

No WC I take it? Just straight in with the ammonia?

[koko 14,335]

14 minutes ago, titch said:

No WC I take it? Just straight in with the ammonia?

[titch 104]

2 minutes ago, koko said:

Fab! 

[titch 104]

All dosed.

Will test again in the morning (12 hours from now).

[koko 14,335]