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how can i have ammonia and nitrates and I have never put fish in it??
i have plants and a used canister filter but i thought he said he washed out the media.
I am so unsure of whats going on.
I wanted to test the water before i added the fish and colony to the tank (colony is nitrifying bacteria) and i got approx .20 ppm for ammonia and .3-.4 ppm nitrate in my tank.
any ideas of how this has happened?
I since added the fish and the colony as suggested and a very light feeding as suggest on the bottle. about 10 ish micro pellets from OMEGA.
i would love some input. i will be watchig water like crazy of the next few days.
i have plants and a used canister filter but i thought he said he washed out the media.
I am so unsure of whats going on.
I wanted to test the water before i added the fish and colony to the tank (colony is nitrifying bacteria) and i got approx .20 ppm for ammonia and .3-.4 ppm nitrate in my tank.
any ideas of how this has happened?
I since added the fish and the colony as suggested and a very light feeding as suggest on the bottle. about 10 ish micro pellets from OMEGA.
i would love some input. i will be watchig water like crazy of the next few days.