Braelia Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hi guys I need some help! I just make all my test for my 10 gallons(which btw looks really "healthy") here's my measurements: Kh: 100(5 drops) Gh: 100(5 drops) Ph: between 6.0 and 6.5 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0.1 but the water was super clear Nitrate: 5 but same as Nitrite, no coloration. Its been more than a month since I've started my tank! What should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 That is possible. If you have lots of plants and dont overfeed or overstock, nitrates can be 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Are you using a buffering substrate like ADA? If so, then your KH should be a little less I have also found that my nitrates starts creeping up a little as I do a 25% water change every 2nd week and usually test the water before a change, and this creeps up to around 0.1, after the change it sits at 0 again. You can always add some floating plants if you are a little sceptical about nitrates as these will help in keeping them low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braelia Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 omg sorry I forgot to say I was doing my cycle, theres no shrimps in it yet! I really dont want to risk it and kill them! But no I dont put anything beside some products for my plants! Some people told me I had to wait the nitrite and nitrate spikes before putting my shrimps and still didnt had it :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braelia Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 http://shrimpspot.ipbhost.com/uploads/monthly_12_2015/post-3217-0-55679500-1450400643.jpgheres a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 If there is no source of ammonia in tank, your cycle didnt go anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 http://shrimpspot.ipbhost.com/uploads/monthly_12_2015/post-3217-0-55679500-1450400643.jpgheres a pic. The tank looks nice . I myself never had luck with plants and sand but seems sand is popular with many here . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Very pretty tank. With a deep sandbed like that tho' you'll want to keep after the anaerobic bacteria to keep from a slow shrimp die off later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braelia Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Everywhere I read, no ammonia is good...Im pretty confuse right now...I've read that plants transform ammonia and I could put right away some shrimps but I really dont want to kill those babies. Is my Ph ok? I have a shrimp starter here to put up the lvls of Kh so my Ph gets up a bit...what an anaerobic bacteria? Never been warn about it o.o and thanks for the compliments you two PS: BTW I have some tiny snails that appeared out of nowhere, which is good right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Everywhere I read, no ammonia is good...Im pretty confuse right now...I've read that plants transform ammonia and I could put right away some shrimps but I really dont want to kill those babies. Is my Ph ok? I have a shrimp starter here to put up the lvls of Kh so my Ph gets up a bit...what an anaerobic bacteria? Never been warn about it o.o and thanks for the compliments you two PS: BTW I have some tiny snails that appeared out of nowhere, which is good right? To cycle a tank, you must add a source of ammonia for bacteria to feed off of. No ammonia = no food source for bacteria. So when you add shrimp, your shrimp produce waste but since you didn't cycle the tank and allow a good amount of bacteria to produce and populate, ammonia rises resulting in dead shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braelia Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I added some fish flakes right when I started, and the plants decaying are a source of ammonia, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I added some fish flakes right when I started, and the plants decaying are a source of ammonia, no? You can't control how much ammonia is actually being created by fish flakes and plant decay. It's best to get something like http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=24530 so you know how much ammonia is being added. Depending on amount of shrimp you add, I would cycle the tank until your tank can convert 1-2 ppm ammonia to > nitrite to > nitrate in 24 hours. You can add bacteria boosters like Stability, BioDigest, etc to speed up the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braelia Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Thanks, I was badly informed before than because people told me I didnt had to add anything to my water. I'll check tomorrow for the ammonia booster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braelia Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Sooo...since I live in a small town, theres only one animal store near. I calles them and they said I only need to add some fish pellets...I know I should not really trust sellers at those shops but the lady didnt even try to sell me some useless junk so I guess she's right? I know, its like Im going blindfolded with the ammonia reading but thats about the only way I can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokeshrimp Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 You can also go to an ace or even a dollar store and look for pure ammonia. Just make sure there aren't any surfactants or anything else in it. Shake the bottle if it doesn't foam up it should be good to cycle with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jynn Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Be sure you are shaking the nitrate test bottle # 2 REALLY REALLY well. It crystallizes and settles, so if not shaken well enough your test results will be inaccurate. Nitrate test shouldn't come out colorless, even at 0ppm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braelia Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Ooooh I didnt knew that Pokershrimp! Thank you very much! And Jynn, dont you mean bottle NO3? But yes I did shake as instructed on the little instruction manual. I use Nutrafin test kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jynn Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 And Jynn, dont you mean bottle NO3? But yes I did shake as instructed on the little instruction manual. I use Nutrafin test kit. I use the API test, so I don't know what your bottles are Labeled for a Nutrifin test, I just know No3 is a 2 part test (for API at least), and part 2 needs to be shaken really well. Sounds like you did it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braelia Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Well I got to put 5 drops of bottle 1 and 2 than shake bottle 3 for 30 seconds and add it too. I dont know if I have to shake bottle 2 now, the little manual didnt said anything about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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