Tank perimeter check help

[jwh0818]

So I just did a test on my Oscar tank and here are the results.

Ph-8.0
Ammo-.25ppm
No2-5.0ppm
No3- between 20-40ppm

So what's going on here?

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[myjohnson]

Tank size?

Filtraition?

What change?

Food load?

Number of fish and fish size?

Do you use feeders?

[jwh0818]

Tank size?

Filtraition?

What change?

Food load?

Number of fish and fish size?

Do you use feeders?

A 30g sump with 1000gph,
Water change about 5 days ago,
Feed 3 Times a day, 4-6 pelets in morning, blood worms for lunch and meal worms for dinner,
2-3" Oscars
1-2" jack Dempsey
1-12" pleco
1-5" slider turtle.
As in feeders what do you mean. Like feeder fish or auto feeders

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[myjohnson]

How big of a water change do you do?

I mean feeder fish.

What size tank?

Have you tested your tap water?

[afremont]

Oh, you're having a mini cycle. What did you recently add? When did you put that turtle in there? Those nitrItes are way too high, I'd do a 50% water change right away and get them down some. The bacteria that eats the nitrItes doesn't like it if the levels are like that. I think I'd be doing daily water changes until the bacteria can catch up. The ammonia eaters can respond to sudden increase in bioload pretty fast, but the second level support guys that eat nitrItes multiply way slower and take a while to catch up.

[eklikewhoa]

Ammonia spike by just guessing.

Over feeding, decaying foods, dead fish, or just the turtle.

[jwh0818]

I just dis a huge water change and everything is the same. I'm only worried about the no2

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