Hello everyone,
I know the time between ammo to nitrite to nitrate can easily take a few days or more before they start to show up on the tests. Once they start to change over though should the levels keep rising regularly(ammo - nitrite and nitrite - nitrate) or can that take time too.
04/13 ammo levels start to drop so kept it at 4.0ppm(using a seeded filter from angels plus to assist).
04/16 first signs of nitrites(shouldn't say first signs it was 5.0). Woohoo its working its way there.
04/19 ammo now 0's out overnight and nitrites still 5.0 with nitrates at 5.0 as well.
04/21 nitrites and nitrates remain 5.0ppm(yes I shake the solution as directed and master API freshwater kit). Is this lack of change normal for nitrates as well? I figured that nitrates would have kept getting higher since nitrites remain at 5.0.
Tested PH and hPH throughout as well. PH started at 7.6 but has gone just a little bit darker in shade so I would guess 7.8? hPH started at 7.8, jumped to 8.2 and for the last few days has been at 8.0. Could these levels affect the cycle?(I know low 6's can stall a cycle, but is there a higher number to worry about as well?).
I know the time between ammo to nitrite to nitrate can easily take a few days or more before they start to show up on the tests. Once they start to change over though should the levels keep rising regularly(ammo - nitrite and nitrite - nitrate) or can that take time too.
04/13 ammo levels start to drop so kept it at 4.0ppm(using a seeded filter from angels plus to assist).
04/16 first signs of nitrites(shouldn't say first signs it was 5.0). Woohoo its working its way there.
04/19 ammo now 0's out overnight and nitrites still 5.0 with nitrates at 5.0 as well.
04/21 nitrites and nitrates remain 5.0ppm(yes I shake the solution as directed and master API freshwater kit). Is this lack of change normal for nitrates as well? I figured that nitrates would have kept getting higher since nitrites remain at 5.0.
Tested PH and hPH throughout as well. PH started at 7.6 but has gone just a little bit darker in shade so I would guess 7.8? hPH started at 7.8, jumped to 8.2 and for the last few days has been at 8.0. Could these levels affect the cycle?(I know low 6's can stall a cycle, but is there a higher number to worry about as well?).
