Quote Originally Posted by reptileszz View Post
So it seems my nitrites and ammonia levels are really good. Al never ate well right out of the chute, not like Norm, so I wonder if there was something wrong with him to start with? I am going to google pics of red leg and see what that looks like. It seems odd this was on one leg but I really dont know anything about it.

Thank you so much for your help!
Carole and Norm
Replying to my own reply, yes. I found a nitrAte test kit here as well. Similar age and have done that. The nitrAtes look to be either in the 40 or 80 range, possibly higher. The red is pretty red in the vial... The instructions say 40 or less is good. I need to figure out how to lower the nitrates it seems. Interestingly the instructions also say that nitrates rise after the biological filter becomes established. Maybe that means I didnt screw up the cycling!

Thanks again,
Carole