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I've been following Eco23's fishless cycling guide here: https://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f15/the-almost-complete-guide-and-faq-to-fishless-cycling-148283.html
and I've been stuck on getting my nitrites to go down, I'm one month into the cycle. (ammonia cycles within 12 hours, but...
I have read in many cycling guides that seeding material from established aquariums can be extremely helpful, and that the bottled bacteria often sold doesn't work as it's not temperature controlled through the entire shipping and stocking process and could be held in near freezing and boiling...
I am currently fishless cycling a 6 gallon tank, I'm at the point where ammonia is processing properly within 12 hours and I'm adding ammonia daily to keep it above 0. The Nitrites have gone off the readable level (5ppm), I'm waiting for them to process to finish the cycle, and I've been keeping...
I've been following very closely the guide posted by eco23 here: https://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f15/the-almost-complete-guide-and-faq-to-fishless-cycling-148283.html
for my small 6 gallon tank.
I set up my tank with decorations/water/sponge filter/heater about 4 days before my ammonia...