Hi everyone, I finally went from the test strips to the liquid test kit for Nitrate/Nitrite. I tested yesterday and the Ammonia was @ 0. Now question, if I test once every 3 days and the Ammonia stays @ zero with weekly water changes. Should this help clear up HITH in time? I do not use carbon anymore and I am feeding him the Cichlid Gold Pellet food. Is this the best route to take.
Is there any other little tricks I should do?
Thank youB)

You need to test for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. The area and nitrite should always be zero. Once you know your tank cycles properly and your ammonia and nitrite are always there, it is your nitrate you then have to keep an eye on. Nitrate is nowhere near as toxic as ammonia and nitrite and fish can survive okay in even very high levels. However the higher the nitrate gets to poorer the water quality. To clear up the hole in the head you really don't want your might try getting any higher than 10 ppm. That's just my opinion, it's not based on any scientific information.

So what you want to be doing this test your nitrate on a regular basis for maybe the first week. I don't know if you told us how big your tank is, I have forgotten If you have. Obviously the smaller tank you have the quicker the nitrate levels will build. So you may well find yourself doing a water change every three days. It also depends on how many fish you've got to how quickly the nitrate will build. Good quality water conditions play a huge part in healing this disease.

i agree with ofl. ammonia and nitrites should be at zero all the time. in a cycled tank the only reading you should get are for nitrates. for curing hith i would test daily and when the reading for nitrates hits 20 do a water change. after test again every day until they hit 20 again then do a water change. after a week or two you will be able to tell how fast the nitrates rise and can judge hoe big of a change you need need to make on a weekly basis.

melafix does HELP the condition also...and it doesnt harm your bacteria colony

you have been covered by the good guys! i can only say
make sure you had good aeration to give your tank good
oxygen level. a dose of pure salt help enhance oxygenation,
and rippling the discharge of your pump creates good
aeration (1 tablespoon salt/25 gal water ratio).

good luck