Mrs.h2012
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Ok so it's been a few days since I posted my results. My ammonia has been continuing to drop withing 24 hours even when dosing ammonia to as high 5 ppm. This is great but my nitrites and nitrates have been off the charts. So high that the colors are not on the API test.
I just performed a 50% water change because I've read that levels this high could stall the cycle. Has anyone experienced what I'm going through? What can I do at this point or should I just just wait for the cycle to complete? How long will this last for?
All you can do is water changes, that's the only thing that will bring levels down, safely and effectively anyway; most chemicals you can buy do work BUT are only a temporary fix and usually end up doing more harm than good because of fluctuations.