I started my nano tank with Prodibio Biodigest on 26 February, and on 12 March I started using Modern Reef on the advice of the specialist in the shop. In the last 3-4 days I have noticed algae appearing in small specks on the stones (I guess this means the algae change has started). The lighting is on 12 hours a day.
I have measured very high values in the most recent measurements. When using Modern Reef nitribac it says to add Ammomix (ammonium chloride) up to 2 ppm, however my ammonia levels have not dropped for days, my nitrite level is 0.9 mg/l, but what worries me most is the nitrate level is around 40.
The only thing on the side of the bottle says make water change if pH drops below 7, but my pH is around 7.9-8, so I waited until now.
I was also worried that the water test might not be right. I measure my ammonia with Salifert, so that's definitely valid, but all my other values are measured with a JBL water test.
Can you help me with what I should do in such a case, because I'm pretty clueless at the moment.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I have measured very high values in the most recent measurements. When using Modern Reef nitribac it says to add Ammomix (ammonium chloride) up to 2 ppm, however my ammonia levels have not dropped for days, my nitrite level is 0.9 mg/l, but what worries me most is the nitrate level is around 40.
The only thing on the side of the bottle says make water change if pH drops below 7, but my pH is around 7.9-8, so I waited until now.
I was also worried that the water test might not be right. I measure my ammonia with Salifert, so that's definitely valid, but all my other values are measured with a JBL water test.
Can you help me with what I should do in such a case, because I'm pretty clueless at the moment.
Thanks in advance for your help!