puffer noob here :)

[Pufferpunk]

0.002 per week max raise in sg .Pp typo above

Oops, thanks!

[Pufferpunk]

Okay. So I did my water change. After doing so and letting the new water mix in with the aquarium for about an hour, I used my refractometer and the SG was 1.002. I just now ran all of the other tests. High range pH is 7.8, ammonia is 0 ppm.

I am having a really hard time deciding which shade of purple my nitrite test is. But my first thought after a glance was 1.0ppm. Is there a trick to matching the purple shades to the color of the liquid?

Nitrate was really high, 160ppm. I am assuming there is something I can do to lower the levels of nitrite and nitrate? How bad is it for those two to be that high?

Read my sig for the answer to your Q.

[rowdy]

Hahaha okay, okay, I am thoroughly entranced.

Were the levels alarming? Should I just go about the normal once per week routine or should I do one (or multiple) per day until the levels drop and THEN go about my once per week 50% changes?

[Pufferpunk]

If there is any detectable nitrite, it can be quite toxic for your fish & should be kept at 0 always. Nitrate should remain <20.