amonia wont go down

[biohazzrd]

Y wil nto my amonia go dow it reads at like 8.0nh3 and the nitrate is at 0 i have a aqua clear mini running on this 10 gallon it has been up for at least a month now and i even took h20 from my turtle tank to see if it would have the bacteria nessisary to jump start this cycle but i guees not some 1 help,

so to sum it up
amonia at 8
nitrate at 0

1 month

Y?

 

[grimlock3000]

What is in the tank for fish?

Also, moving water from one tank to another does not help, the bacteria is in the filter and substrate mostly.

 

[biohazzrd]

umm no fish some cravely a grass plant and that is it not mutch

 

[Menagerie]

What is the ammonia source? Do a 50% PWC ASAP. The ammonia level is too high and is hindering the bacterial growth. Keep the ammonia at a max of 5 ppm.

 

[n5xmt]

and drop in some BioSpira