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Ok thank you for your help, ill leave it

Ok thank you! I guess because where I did x3 80% water changes when my nitrite was like 20ppm and it brought it down nicely , so now im thinking if I do that again it will bring it down again lol. Ill leave it then - what should I do if it continues to increase?

Ok no worries, so should I wait? I guess I just dont understand why its gone up

Hey all! 8th week of cycling as of today! Finally had a breakthrough and my nitrites came all the way down to 5ppm last week. They also dropped to 0.50 on friday, then 0.25 yesterday. However I tested this morning and theyve gone up to 2ppm:eek: My nitrates are sitting around 100ppm (deffo...

It seems obvious doesnt it haha but its because the colour doesnt really match... Hmm. Im wondering why its struggling to eat the ammonia too. it jumps around from 0, to 0.25, to 0 , to 0.50. Its weird. I guess ill do my best to remain patient and hopefully you wont hear from me until its...

Sort of! its kind of like the reading between 0.50 and 1ppm nitrite but it doesnt match either of the colours.

Yep, did the test yesterday, this morning and afternoon all with the same results. I thoroughly cleaned the tube and follow instructions to a T. Dont really know whats going on with it! It happened once a week or so back but it didnt do it again until now. It usually just stays purple!

First, thank you for merging my threads haha. I tried to go back and delete one but dont think I could. My internet messed up *facepalm* Second, thank you for posting! So youre not worried about this weird nitrite thing thats happening? I got told on my axolotl group to do a 60% water change...

Hey all! I posted a few weeks back, but since then ive had no improvement on my cycle. The lowdown : Axolotl tank (fishless cycle) Heater to speed it up PH is stable around 8 Im using the api master test kit Im entering my 6th week of cycling today. 3 or so weeks ago my ammonia started...

Correct with the ammonia! I will start dosing to 2 instead of 4 (: Ive just done another tap water nitrate test and its come out a bit more orange than before. Its possibly 20ppm. Ive always done tests at night before and therefore had no natural lighting so looks much darker. after looking...

It could be 40-80ppm yeah for tap water! (obviously those colours are very similiar!) Also yeah thats what im confused about - I dont know how it could suddenly be 5ppm?... I did a 75% water change last week as someone advised it to get rid of high nitrites but ... added my 40-80ppm water so ...

Hey everyone, Im really really sorry for a cycling question, and im not sure if im posting in the right place so Im sorry for that too! Im a bit worried my cycle has crashed... Axolotl tank. No axolotls yet. API master testing kit. beginning of week 4. Heater ammonia dosing with dr timms...

Ok thank you! Ill try to keep that in mind :D I dont really tend to buy all those chemicals and stuff to put in water (other than dechlorinator) so ill just try to chill a bit more haha

Ahh yeah this is what I was worried about, a few people said it would stall it but others have said what youve said, to just leave it. so much conflicting info! So ill test again tomorrow and go from there (: Ill probably end up getting a filter for my tap!

Thank you so much for your help (PS they are cute arent they!?) I dosed up to 4ppm of dr tims on day 3 and it sat at 4ppm until today when someone told me to do a water change as my nitrates were at 80ppm. I cant tell if its gone down or not, or whether the ammonia has even gone down by...