Hello!
Not sure why my ammo is and nitrites haven’t gone down! I started a 150 gal 6 weeks ago. We started fish in and after learning our lesson took them back out about 3 weeks ago but left a few hermit crabs in and I dose with prime every couple of days. The ammonia has been high the entire time and I finally started detecting nitrites and nitrates 10 days ago. Sense then, my ammonia, nitrites and nitrates have been off the charts. Temperature stays around 78 and PH 8.0. I’ve been doing 50 gal water changes twice a week the entire time. This morning I changed half the tank water and still off the charts. I tested my water I’m putting in and everything is at 0 with a 7.8 ph. I use instant ocean salt.
Any suggestions what to do next, or how long until my ammonia and then nitrites will start to go down?
Not sure why my ammo is and nitrites haven’t gone down! I started a 150 gal 6 weeks ago. We started fish in and after learning our lesson took them back out about 3 weeks ago but left a few hermit crabs in and I dose with prime every couple of days. The ammonia has been high the entire time and I finally started detecting nitrites and nitrates 10 days ago. Sense then, my ammonia, nitrites and nitrates have been off the charts. Temperature stays around 78 and PH 8.0. I’ve been doing 50 gal water changes twice a week the entire time. This morning I changed half the tank water and still off the charts. I tested my water I’m putting in and everything is at 0 with a 7.8 ph. I use instant ocean salt.
Any suggestions what to do next, or how long until my ammonia and then nitrites will start to go down?