brownie10969 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 hi, new planted tank, used aqueon shrimp and plant substrate, hardish water( gh, 60)( kh 40)( ph 7.5)( nitrite 0)(, nitrate 15), readings off test strip chart,(api 5 in 1) ammonia level still at about 3.0 any idea how long i should wait for ammonia levels to go down? the planted substrate says will go up but i have done 3- 20% water changes and going down slowly, using co ops sponge filter, medium size in tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 It could take a couple of weeks for your ammonia to go down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie10969 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 thanks, guess i will continue water changes and wait and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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