Cycling question

[Beamesmar]

I'm up for 2 weeks now, and after having way-high ammonia readings, I now have 0 ammonia, and off the chart Nitrites and Nitrates.

What's next?

Should I add ammonia to the tank or let it go and just wait?

 

[cbjfan75]

View attachment 300297I'm up for 2 weeks now, and after having way-high ammonia readings, I now have 0 ammonia, and off the chart Nitrites and Nitrates.

What's next?

Should I add ammonia to the tank or let it go and just wait?

Do a large water change and keep adding ammonia until the nitrites start disappearing.

 

[Beamesmar]

I just dumped in some Dr.Tim's one and only nitrifying bacteria sauce...

 

[splattered]

Plants help

 

[Beamesmar]

Plants help

mine are growing like crazy

 

[splattered]

That's awesome nice tank. They'll start converting the nitrite after a week or so if they have ammonia then you're a water change away from 0 nitrates. You can absolutely use ammonia to kick start

 

[DocDan]

Water changes are critical to tank cycling rather you do fishless or fish in. At this point you should change at least 25% and continue on with 10% changes every week. Remember that your bacteria colonies need more than just ammonia and nitrites; so, the sooner those normalize the sooner your fish can get in and start producing those "other" things in fish waste that bacteria will benefit from.