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So my 75 gallon tank has finally finished the cycle I believe.
One Oscar, and one smaller Jack Dempsey.
current levels-
ph -7.0 to 7.2
nitrite- 0ppm
ammonia- 0ppm
nitrate- 10-20ppm
Tank temp- 78 degrees
Just did a 30% water change yesterday and the nitrates are still at that level. Tank is crystal clear and both fish seem to be very happy now and showing growth, with great appetite.
Feeding medium pellets twice daily and occasionally throwing in cichlid frozen food, crickets, meal worms, and brine shrimp all various times trying to get a well balanced diet.
Tank took six weeks to cycle with media from the old tank.
My question is now, are those levels okay or is there anything I can do to lower the nitrates more? do I need to be doing bigger water changes, or is that level fine and when do I need to start worrying about it getting too high?
I haven't touched the filters yet as I was waiting for the tank to finish the cycle, when can I change the filters to new ones without it being an issue? first time with a bigger tank, the HOB filter I have has to large media filters in it. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as id like to keep these guys happy.
One Oscar, and one smaller Jack Dempsey.
current levels-
ph -7.0 to 7.2
nitrite- 0ppm
ammonia- 0ppm
nitrate- 10-20ppm
Tank temp- 78 degrees
Just did a 30% water change yesterday and the nitrates are still at that level. Tank is crystal clear and both fish seem to be very happy now and showing growth, with great appetite.
Feeding medium pellets twice daily and occasionally throwing in cichlid frozen food, crickets, meal worms, and brine shrimp all various times trying to get a well balanced diet.
Tank took six weeks to cycle with media from the old tank.
My question is now, are those levels okay or is there anything I can do to lower the nitrates more? do I need to be doing bigger water changes, or is that level fine and when do I need to start worrying about it getting too high?
I haven't touched the filters yet as I was waiting for the tank to finish the cycle, when can I change the filters to new ones without it being an issue? first time with a bigger tank, the HOB filter I have has to large media filters in it. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as id like to keep these guys happy.
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