View Full Version : My parameters should I do water change?
drillsar
04/01/2016, 02:15 PM
I tested my tank today and this is what it reads:
Ammonia 0
Hanna Nitrite ULR reading is 16 and says to multiply by 3.29 so can it be 52.64?
Whenever you ask yourself should you do a water change---you should do a water change. Trust your instincts.
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drillsar
04/01/2016, 02:23 PM
Am I doing this kit correctly? the Hanna is ppb so I need to convert it by multiplying by 3.29 to get ppm.
CarrieB
04/01/2016, 05:20 PM
Is this a new tank?
drillsar
04/01/2016, 06:06 PM
Yes new
drillsar
04/01/2016, 08:00 PM
Ok tested ammonia tnt and now it's between .50 and 1. I am thinking one of the sponges is decaying so maybe that's why? I guess need to due emergency water change tnt. Thoughts?
do you have fish or inverts in the tank or just cycling live rock?
drillsar
04/01/2016, 08:52 PM
Yes have inverts and a seaweed blenny
Water change should handle it, but test again after a few hours.
yeah i would defiantly do a water change. try not to add anything else until your ammonia reads 0 then you get nitrite and then nitrite reads 0 then you should get some nitrate. once you have 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite your tank is cycled.
BigEZ77
04/03/2016, 09:47 AM
I do a 10% water change weekly regardless of params. Helps to replenish trace elements for corals. But, I've read that a lot of people do 20% every two weeks. For my tank, 10% is pretty much one 5G pale so that's easy for me.
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