jespenguin
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So I'm fishless cycling my 5.5, and I have substrate from my 55 gallon in it, and I used shrimp as an ammonia source (I work at a grocery store, got it for .25), after a week ammonia shot up to 8.0, so I've since taken the shrimp out. It has read 8.0 for a second week along with 5.0 nitrites. So I've done 2 75% water changes, and finally the ammonia is around 4.0. I also got a .5 nitrAte reading today. I'm just wondering if things are going ohk, and will my ammonia go down eventually because for a whole week I've had both sky-high nitrItes and ammonia!