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Managed to convert 2ppm of ammonia in less than 24 hours.

In the time since the initial post my ammonia has dropped to 0ppm today, with nitrites at 5ppm+. In this situation, should I wait until my nitrites are a little bit lower before adding more ammonia? I don't want the bacteria to die! Thanks,

I think with that said, I'll leave it for a while to see how it progresses. If what I've thought/you've agreed on is true, I should be on course. Would you agree?

Well this is interesting. I've done some tests today and to my surprise nitrite has risen to 0.25ppm. And ammonia down to around 2ppm. What the hell? How is it possible for nitrite to rise to 5ppm, vanish over night and then start raising again? Could this be to do with the bottled bacteria...

Hello there, I am very curious here. I started fishless cycling about 2 weeks ago and dosed ammonia to around 3-4ppm. 3 days later the nitrites began to appear and went to around 4-5ppm, no drop in ammonia. I've been testing daily and added Dr Tim's Ony and Only 3 days ago. I've tested again...