EasternRomioi3
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Hey guys, so I got my axolotl's tank cycle down pretty good. She's very active and curious but I've been spoiling her lately since I've been in quarantine with COVID half the summer, and thus, her nitrates are like, on their way to being a problem. I did a water change today, thinking I might do another. I honestly couldn't tell how high her nitrates were, the shade of red was dark but not as dark as possible, I think it's at like 60, which I know is bad. I have 2 anubias plants in there with her, I just got the second one today before I changed her tank. So needless to say, my overfeeding of her has contributed to this. Should I do another water change asap or should I wait and see what the numbers are tomorrow?
Her tank is at 62 degrees so she's quite pleased with that. Nitrates don't cause burns or anything obvious, do they? Like, I know ammonia will leave very obvious ammonia burns and I know nitrates can become toxic. Is it possible to tell if your axolotl is suffering the effects of a nitrate toxicity? Like, idk, they get purple patches or something super obvious, as an example.
Would more anubias plants help this in the long run? I am currently out of water for her to do a tank change with. Well, rather, I am out of cold water. I need to fridge some, the bulk of the water I have left is for the caiman, who decided to eat her filter and do the gator-roll on it, so she lost a lot of water. She's in like a 150 gallon tank, something like that, idk, she's my dad's project.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Her tank is at 62 degrees so she's quite pleased with that. Nitrates don't cause burns or anything obvious, do they? Like, I know ammonia will leave very obvious ammonia burns and I know nitrates can become toxic. Is it possible to tell if your axolotl is suffering the effects of a nitrate toxicity? Like, idk, they get purple patches or something super obvious, as an example.
Would more anubias plants help this in the long run? I am currently out of water for her to do a tank change with. Well, rather, I am out of cold water. I need to fridge some, the bulk of the water I have left is for the caiman, who decided to eat her filter and do the gator-roll on it, so she lost a lot of water. She's in like a 150 gallon tank, something like that, idk, she's my dad's project.
Any advice would be appreciated.