mporange Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 just moved my tank yesterday, took out all the water except 1" over the sand bed. the LR was in a bucket coved with the tanks water, and a maxijet for circulation. the whole operation took about 2 hours. but today i noticed a more fishy/sea smell from the tank. not much but more than normal. took a test and found a Nitrite level of 2.0 ppm! the tank is at the end of its cycling. ammonia is 0, nitrate is fine. salinity is 1.023 as allways temp. is normal. I have a 3" sandbed, with lots of bobbles. I dont know if you could call it a DSB, but would the disturbance of the sandbed course the Nitrite level? I have no livestock at this moment. 20 gal high Link to comment
nalbar Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 you are correct to suspect the sandbed. no worries, you have no inhabitants (besides hitchers). it will soon pass. nalbar Link to comment
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