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ok daily 50% water changes every day until nitrites down. til then no more chemicals besides dechlorinator. my ammonia is zero the nitrites are bad as well as nitrates. i hope the cycle will get done soon. thanks guys for all your help!

ok. no more chemicals. i believe it is in its cycle because i never had any nitrates before 3 days ago and its been a month now. i never used to have nitrites either. i guess it is the spike. my ammonia is 0. so dont add any chemicals until my nitrites calm down? and how often should i do wc's...

Hello, I bought a 55 gallon tank about a month ago. Everything was going fine until recently and my nitrates are now elevated and my nitrites are off the charts. I do daily cleanings, have 7 small piranha and a couple cichlids and a few plants with some driftwood that was cleaned. I have an 18...