CoyoteWildfire
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That's actually a black lyretail molly. :] Got him last weekend.
Personally, I felt that if his nitrites are what are stalling, then they're not getting converted to nitrates as fast as ammonia is to nitrite. Redosing is going to cause nitrites to spike again, which is why I recommended bringing it down further. Just a preparational thing for the new nitrites that would be produced from the ammonia he'd be adding.
If his nitrites are reading at 2-5ppm, they should be fine. What makes you think they need to be lower than that?
Personally, I felt that if his nitrites are what are stalling, then they're not getting converted to nitrates as fast as ammonia is to nitrite. Redosing is going to cause nitrites to spike again, which is why I recommended bringing it down further. Just a preparational thing for the new nitrites that would be produced from the ammonia he'd be adding.