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Post by Charis on Jan 22, 2007 19:48:57 GMT -5
So when I get a new animal I test their water everyday so I can get a feel for how is affects their water. Such as one of my betta's water reads ammonia sooner than the other too. It helps me avoid trouble. So I was testing my frog's water. I changed it on Saturday (100%). I have gotten an ammonia reading of 0 everyday but the nitrites are reading at 1.0. I have no idea why. I am not trying to cycle it. Anyone know why? It isn't making any sense. Anyway I am going to change their water and get rid of it. Anyone know why the nitrites are reading?
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Post by Charis on Jan 22, 2007 20:41:11 GMT -5
I went back a few minutes after the post and looked to see if maybe I somehow had a tube that was somehow infected or not clean (I have no idea how that would happen). I tested unused ready to go into aquarium and the nitrites were 0. So no pre-existing nitrites and no "infected" test tube. Still a puzzler. I changed my frogs' water...you would a thought the world was coming to end an end the way they were freaking out. Darting all over the place. Oh well the ammonia and nitrites are now reading 0.
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Post by carlrs on Jan 23, 2007 11:07:45 GMT -5
It sounds like you answered the question yourself.  As for the crazy frogs, maybe they thought it was the sixth friday with a double full moon annd you were going to kiss them, but they were happy as frogs and did not want to change. ;D Carl |
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Post by Charis on Jan 23, 2007 22:17:43 GMT -5
yeah maybe they were confused. And I did solve the problem but I am not sure what caused the problem to begin with...what was it?
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Post by carlrs on Jan 24, 2007 11:15:45 GMT -5
My guess is a dirty tube, but it is possible to have nitrite spike (but the time frame seems too short for this).
Carl
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Post by Charis on Jan 24, 2007 17:27:29 GMT -5
yes but I tested it before I cleaned it with different water and it tested as 0. also I tested my frog's water last night and the ammonia was 0 and the nitrites were .05. I changed the water again...I just don't know where the nitrites are coming from.
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