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Well.....the ammonia spiked to almost 4.0 ppm. No nitrite or nitrate. So given that my tank is obviously not cycled and I lost 1 guppy already, I brought the remaining guy back. Didn't want to kill him too :-/ So I'm going to start over. I did a couple water changes so that now ammonia is about...

Ok. Thanks everyone for the help. Live and learn!

I only added 2 guppies to start. Didn't think that would be too much for 10 gallons?

Maybe that's my issue. There was a period of 3 days or so where I didn't add ammonia right before I added fish. If a small or unstable population, maybe they died off?

So nevermind...looks like my tank is not properly cycled. Ammonia went from 0 yesterday to 0.5-1 today. Did a big water change. I assume I start over as if a fish-in cycle? Did I not wait long enough to introduce fish? Parameters were steady at 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and 5-10 nitrate for over a...

I am now seeing 0 nitrates. It had been very low but now has been 0 across the board for 4 days.

Can someone help me understand what it means when ammonia/nitrite/nitrate in a previously cycled tank are all now at 0? For several days in a row. (2 guppies introduced 10 days ago to a 10 gal tank. Was at 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 5-10 nitrate when introduced. Water change when ammonia increased...