I missed that those two posts were the op's, my bad.
Besides that, he needs to find out why his nitrates shot up, that doesn't just happen over night, and what did they shoot up too?
Follow Rd advice and then keep doing your weekly wc and testing to see if it's enough like the rest of us.
Just because one person does 40% doesn't mean it's OK for the next guy, Ray size, tank size, feeding and amount of food all play a part.
After nitrate creep 25% a week equates to about 350% YOUR weekly produced nitrates by the following week.
50% wc = 200%
75% wc = 125% iirc
That's a rough guide assuming the rest of your tank maintenance is right up to scratch and doesn't include tap water nitrates...
Just keep testing, if your not sure on your test kit get a new one.
Besides that, he needs to find out why his nitrates shot up, that doesn't just happen over night, and what did they shoot up too?
Follow Rd advice and then keep doing your weekly wc and testing to see if it's enough like the rest of us.
Just because one person does 40% doesn't mean it's OK for the next guy, Ray size, tank size, feeding and amount of food all play a part.
After nitrate creep 25% a week equates to about 350% YOUR weekly produced nitrates by the following week.
50% wc = 200%
75% wc = 125% iirc
That's a rough guide assuming the rest of your tank maintenance is right up to scratch and doesn't include tap water nitrates...
Just keep testing, if your not sure on your test kit get a new one.
