bud29
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hi all, I've been cycling my tank for 23 days now, and my ammonia levels refuse to drop. What is the typical time for the ammonia to drop? The weird part is, though, that the nitrites are rising without the ammonia dropping. It's just so odd. My ammonia readings are 4 ppm as always, my nitrites are close to 5 ppm. My pH has dropped a little bit, I am almost sure that is due to the tannins from the mopani wood i put in my tank yesterday. Any tricks/tips on how to speed this thing up? Bacteria in a bottle isn't an option as I am on an extremely tight budget. I'm thinking of adding yet another handful of gravel or two from my cycled 5 gallon.