u/DetectiveUseful2955

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i set up my 5gal on 3/31, using fluval capped with sand and ghost fed for a week or so. i noticed the ammonia got high so i stopped feeding, but here are the levels n dates lmk what i can do😓. 4/13: ph: 7.2, ammonia: 1.0, nitrite: 1.0 and nitrate: 20. 4/16: ph: 7.2, ammonia: 4.0, nitrite: 1.0-2.0, nitrate: 20. 4/23: ph: 7.2, ammonia: 4.0, nitrite: 1.0, nitrate i ended up doing a water change bc i notice ammonia was high, then didnt realize i had to wait and tested 6 hours later the next day(4/24)😂😂 4/24: ph: 7.2, ammonia: 1.0, nitrite: .25- .50, nitrate: 20-10 4/27: ph: 7.2, ammonia: 2-4, nitrite: 1.0, nitrate: 10. i tested again today(4/29) just for ammonia and nitrites which are the results in the picture ammonia: 4.0, nitrite: 2.0.. it's been almost a month and the levels just keep rising i'm not sure what to do??

u/DetectiveUseful2955 — 14 days ago