Water change/how frequent?

[deuse]

I'm still somewhat new, so pls bare with me. I have a 55 fowlr and it has been cycled for a couple of months now. I have 3 turbos, 3 cones and 6 crabs so far (plan to put more in). I noticed my levels were high right before I did a 10% water change on Sunday. My levels are still a little bit high. Can I do a wc every 2-3 days until my levels are back to where they need to be? :help:

 

[dmjordan]

you should test the water you are using for your water changes. sometimes your water can make your tank water worse if the levels in your new water are worse than your tank water. what are your levels at now?

 

[deuse]

I just checked them and they are the same as Sun. except for the pH, it came up a little bit.
nitrite 2.5-5
pH 8.4 (was 8.0-8.2)
ammonia 2.5
nitrate 5
sg 1.024

 

[helpme74]

i will do a water change every two weeks 10 to 15 gallons on a 75 gallon tank

 

[petjunkie]

If you have ammonia you're either still cycling or something died. What test kits are you using?