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my tank has been cycled. 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 40 nitrate. I did 90% water change and it has been 24 hours since. still 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 5 nitrate!! yay

Updates: Nitrite was high even after PWC so I did 90% water change to see what happens. It has been almost 20 hours since I did the water change and ammonia is at 0, nitrite 0.25 and 20 nitrate. think i am finally getting there

Thanks for the replies. Yes, I definitely need to upgrade the tank size. I am thinking to get 20G long tank for community tank and keep 5G tank for betta and 4 x ghost shrimps. Today I checked the water parameter again, the nitrite is still high but nitrate spiked up to 20 ppm as well. I will...

I haven't done any PWC as you recommended. The nitrite is still high but nitrate went up to 7ppm (It is somewhere between 5ppm - 10ppm) =) I will keep doing a light feeding and see what happens in the next day or two. One question, when you guys say "bacteria bloom", does that only apply to...

I have been cycling my first 5 gallon tank for the past 5 weeks and now that I think of it, I overstocked the tank :facepalm: I initially had one betta in it and I should've stopped stocking more. 1 x betta 1 x albino cory 1 x zebra danio 4 x ghost shrimp 1 x african dwarf frog Anyways, I am...

5 Weeks Updates: Ammonia: less than 0.25 ppm (steady) Nitrites: over 5ppm (before PWC) 0.25 -0.5ppm (after 20% PWC) Nitrates: ~5ppm I keep doing 20% PWC daily (or sometimes once every 2 days). The nitrite spikes up so fast after PWC.. Patience..patience..

Updates: The ammonia level has been steady at 0.25ppm for a couple days now but the nitrite stays high (dark purple, I can't really tell if it's 2ppm or over 5ppm) I am doing a daily 20%PWC. If I test the water after water change, the nitrite goes down to 0.25ppm but a couple hours later, it...

When I tested water this morning(7am), I read light blue for nitrite but when I tested water just now (8pm), the nitrites spiked up so much and it's dark purple now. I then did 20% PWC. Haven't tested water after water change yet. Should I keep doing water changes to lower the nitrite to 0.25 to...

It has been almost 3 weeks since I started cycling and I just checked the water and below is the results: ammonia: between 0.25 -0.5ppm nitrite: 0.25ppm nitrate: 5ppm When should I do water change? I have a 5G tank and did 15% water change this morning. Should I wait till tomorrow morning and...

It has been 19 days since I first started cycling and finally I see some nitrites! I just did 15% of PWC because the ammonia is at 0.5ppm. Does this look normal? My understading was that the ammonia should spike up and then nitrites spikes up as ammonia level goes down. My ammonia level has been...

How are your fishes doing with 4ppm ammonia? I am also doing fish-in cycling and it's been 3 weeks but no sign of nitrite/nitrate yet. I have been doing PWC 10% daily with adding prime and the ammonia level stays between 0.25 to 0.5. Should I just not do PWC for a week and test the water?

Do I clean the gravels when I do a PWC? I have been doing 10% PWC every day and cleaned the gravels as well. The water is always cloudy and the ammonia level is from 0.25 to 0.5. It has been 13 days since I started cycling but I do not see any progress. ammonia 0.25 - 0.5 nitrite 0 nitrate 0

Hello, I set up a new 5 gallon tank and put one male betta a week ago. I've been checking the ammonia level every day and it always stayed from 0 to 0.25ppm but it went up to 0.5ppm this morning. Should I do some water change? I asked a guy at Petco and he said that I shouldn't change the water...

Ok, it has been 3 days since I got my betta. He's now doing much better but still not eating much. I have seen him eat but he spits it out right away. Is this normal? I gave him the flakes made for betta fish. I will give him a couple more try and if he still doesn't eat, I would like to get him...

Ok, I think I am having some issues with my heater. I have 25W heater (my tank is 5G) and the water temp is around at 72-74. The heater itself turns on/off even though I set it to 85F. Is it because my living room temperature is too low (around 61-64F during winter)? If I get 50W heater, do you...

Thanks guys! I and my son went to petco his morning and get a betta. Now the fish has been in there for about 6 hours now. The water is a little cloudy and it doesn't go away. I checked the ammonia and it reads 0.25ppm at this moment. At first, it looked like the air bubbles and water flow...

Thank you! Is Betta pretty active fish? I am setting up this aquarium for my 4 years old son and it seems like he likes the active fish :) Can Betta be used for cycling?

Hello All, I am completely newbie and need some advice. I currently have 5G tank with 25w heater, internal filter and a small air stone with air pump. I also cleaned gravels and decos and put them inside. I used the water conditioner when I poured the tap water. I have been running it for the...