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  1. General Reef Discussion
    Hi everyone, sorry about the double post, I meant to say high nitrite, not nitrate. I am having an experience with my marine tank... I noticed one fish was not doing well, so I checked salinity and it was quite high (1.0265), even though 2 days ago it was 1.025! I wanted to fix this by adding...
  2. General Reef Discussion
    Imminent Fish Loss!! Nitrite/Nitrate High but No Ammonia - 2nd Cycle?? Hello, My levels have spiked in the last 48-72 hours and I may lose some fish in 24 hours if I don't act fast. It's hard to determine the correct path for my situation, and wanted to make sure I was on the right course...
  3. Freshwater Discussion
    I have an Oranda and a black Moor. They started acting weird sitting at the bottom of the tank and really gasping. I recently changed my filter setup because the old one died. I think this caused a biological crash thus starting a new cycle. I went and got a liquid freshwater master test kit...
  4. General Reef Discussion
    Hi guys, My nitrite reading is at approx 0.3 mg/l (tetra N02 test kit). I know it should be at 0 although 0.3 is not a deadly reading. I think it's because I've recently washed out my filter and in doing so I've got rid of some of the beneficial bacteria. Do think this is the case? I've cut...
  5. General Reef Discussion
    I just started a 55 gallon reef tank with 40lbs of live sand and 55 pounds of dry rock with 20lbs of live rock. It is only the second day of cycling and i already .50ppm of ammonia and 2.0ppm of nitrite. is that normal to happen so soon in cycling. Other specs Phosphates,0 Nitrates,0 Ph,8.4...
  6. General Reef Discussion
    Hi, had to replace my internal filter as went wrong. Now have problems with nitrite and nitrate. Nitrite is 0.25ppm and nitrate is 0.50ppm and I can't get it back down, how lost chalk goby, cleaner shrimp and royal gramma, only have 2 clown fish, hermit crabs and turbo snails left. Have tried...
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