newfishguy
Member
QT
Everything in the tank
15 gallon
Penguin 100 bio wheel
Maxi-Jet 600 (160 gph)
heater
RO water
Red Sea Salt
1.025 sg
temp - 80 degrees
Cycled tank with a couple of shrimp. Tank cycled like it should. However, the Nitrates were still at 180 after Ammonia and Nitrites were 0. pH was also low at 7.4.
I did a 15% water change yesterday to bring the Nitrates down. However, that has not done any good and my other levels have spiked.
Ammonia - .25
Nitrites - .25
Nitrates - 180
pH - 7.8
Before I did the water change Ammonia and Nitrites were 0 and Nitrates were at 180 and pH was at 7.4.
Why would a water change cause a spike in Ammonia and Nitrates. I added nothing but RO water with salt at 1.025.
Everything in the tank
15 gallon
Penguin 100 bio wheel
Maxi-Jet 600 (160 gph)
heater
RO water
Red Sea Salt
1.025 sg
temp - 80 degrees
Cycled tank with a couple of shrimp. Tank cycled like it should. However, the Nitrates were still at 180 after Ammonia and Nitrites were 0. pH was also low at 7.4.
I did a 15% water change yesterday to bring the Nitrates down. However, that has not done any good and my other levels have spiked.
Ammonia - .25
Nitrites - .25
Nitrates - 180
pH - 7.8
Before I did the water change Ammonia and Nitrites were 0 and Nitrates were at 180 and pH was at 7.4.
Why would a water change cause a spike in Ammonia and Nitrates. I added nothing but RO water with salt at 1.025.