any aquarists here? I need some help...

[deranged chipmunk]

Another water change is ok. You're going to have a lot in your future until you get those numbers down.

I guess you're learning how bad those strips are now, huh? Inaccurate is an understatement.


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[Bolisnide]

yes, no more strips. Surprisingly inaccurate.
Tested again this morning, and ammonia is almost zero, nitrate is going down and I'm at about a 20. Nitrite is still pretty high, but looks like it is going down too.
I've pulled out all of the dissolving plant leaves too.
What is very strange is I've never experienced this white cloudiness, and it's leaving a slime on all of the walls and ornaments, and my plant leaves. It's like a white slime that seems to be getting worse as the water quality seems to be getting slowly better.
Ugh.
My pleco is still hanging in there, but I haven't fed him since this all went down on Sunday. Should I feed him tonight? Or wait until this slime goes away and the water quality is a bit better?