Water quality

[Crazyscoven]

It seems like no matter what I do my nitrite always spikes. Ammonia is 0 nitrate is 5.0 and ph is 7.0. For the first day after a water change all is well the next it always spikes. Any ideas on what I can do about this?

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[Metriacliman]

How long has your tank been set up?

 

[qwerty1]

Does your tap have Nitrite?

 

[ska_kid]

How long have you had the tank

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[duanes]

I wonder if you are running a canister filter, or some other filter that has not been cleaned in a while?

 

[Crazyscoven]

Its been up for 2 months. 0 nitrite in the tap. And I am running a sump I clean the filter pad twice a week

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[ska_kid]

Test your tap water

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[ska_kid]

Pics of your sump

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[Crazyscoven]

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[jroach]

Maybe your filter is clogged or partially clogged? The filter may be undersized or the tank overstocked as well.

You could try adding water from another tank or wringing out a filter pad from another tank to try and get some bacteria in the filter