Ok il check that tomorrow and I've just took another reading and it's the same except nitrate which is 20ppm
Having a mare ! Someone please help
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This is the readings today seems like the nitrate is getting worse but ammonia and nitrite are the same ? What's going on
Ammonia looks about 0.25ppm and nitrates were 40ppm now looks about 160ppm but you think I should keep it going ? And the k1 media is starting to tumble aswell.
I'm trying to upload a video but it won't let me.
I dont have experience with rays, but that aside, Id do water change to reduce nitrate. Use prime if you run out of time and rays are coming by a given date to buy you time. Again, this is what id do if it were fish in general. Other ray keepers will know better for ray specifics.
Nitrate rising is what you want...ammonia turns to nitrite, which turns to nitrate, which is removed by waterchanges. Get used to doing HUGE frequent waterchanges with rays. Also look into a drip system. I wouldn't keep rays without a drip. It's a real battle to keep water parameters in check with rays. They produce a massive amount of bioload...way more than other fish of equal size
I want to do a drip to be honest and would you just drip cold straight tap water and do you have a clue what stage I'm at with the cycle as there ammonia but no nitrite but lots of nitrate?
Honestly, even after two years of running I could never get the ammonia in my tanks to read straight 0. It always comes out at .25 or so and all my fish were always fine. I think it might be a sensitivity in the ammonia test that makes it read .25 if there are any fish in the aquarium at all.
Just for kicks, have you tested your tap water?
If you have nitrate, you had nitrite and thats a good thing for cycling. Just do as suggested and let things take its course.
