chameleon62 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hi guys what makes nitrite and nitrate go up in a fish tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Adding fish food usually. ..... but more accurately microbe activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chameleon62 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Will water changes fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazz Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Yeah, it will. Is your tank cycled? Sent from my D6653 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chameleon62 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Water goes through a filter at the top of the tank it has charcoal in it and a filter pad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam07 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Water changes will lower it possibly not fix it though. By cycling old mate means the nitrogen cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Water goes through a filter at the top of the tank it has charcoal in it and a filter pad Any chance of a picture? Sounds like getting some coarse filter sponge and some ceramic rings in there would be a good long term fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chameleon62 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Any chance of a picture?Sounds like getting some coarse filter sponge and some ceramic rings in there would be a good long term fix. I just got a 4foot tank thats going to be my long term fix and its now up and running Edited August 14, 2015 by chameleon62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chameleon62 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) This is the problem tank . This is what I have so far plus the tank I got yesterday that now makes 3 - 4foot tanks im running out of room lol. Edited August 13, 2015 by chameleon62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Take some ceramic rings from one of the other tanks filters and put them in that tray. Then buy some coarse foam you can cut to size and place that over the rings. Then some of that white matting over the coarse foam as your top layer. Dont worry about carbon until you have bio sorted. Oh and nice tank cluster! Quite the entertainment centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chameleon62 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Take some ceramic rings from one of the other tanks filters and put them in that tray. Then buy some coarse foam you can cut to size and place that over the rings. Then some of that white matting over the coarse foam as your top layer. Dont worry about carbon until you have bio sorted.Oh and nice tank cluster! Quite the entertainment centre. What do you mean by bio sorted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chameleon62 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 What do you suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 What do you mean by bio sorted? It will increase the bacteria in the filter. They eat the nitrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
