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So I have an update: Wed 4th 6pm pH: 7.4 (as always) Ammonia: 0.25 Nitrites: 0.50 Nitrates: 10 So thankfully things are going back down, though not as quickly as I'd have liked. My questions now are: 1. I haven't dosed any ammonia since Monday at 6:30pm - should I wait now until I get 0...

:( Sooo... I finally got 0 nitrites, but seem to be going backwards again!? So following on from the dates I posted above: Sun 1st 10:30am - tested only nitrites - 0 nitrites!!! Dosed ammonia to 1 10:30pm: pH: 7.4 Ammonia: 0.25 Nitrites: 0.50 Nitrates: 10 Mon 2nd...

Yep I definitely plan to wait until I get 0 ammonia 0 nitrites before getting my fish! I think I'll just dose 1 ammonia every other day from now on, and wait for 0 ammonia 0 nitrites to just suddenly happen 24 hours max after dosing ammonia? And yes I'll test for ammonia 12 hours after I next...

An update! So on Tuesday 25th, after realising my 0.25 ammonia readings were actually 0, I dosed the ammonia to 1, and then: Wed 26th: Did an 80% water change to get the nitrites to a readable level (they've been solid dark purple for weeks) pH: 7.4 Ammonia: 0 nitrite: 1 (lowest/lightest...

Thanks for much for your reply! :) And wow, I'm glad you suggested I test the tank water against my tap water for ammonia - the results are exactly the same colour. I then tested a bottle of Evian and it comes out the exact same shade, too. Although all three look to my eye to be slightly closer...

Hi there I've been attempting to fishless cycle a 5 gallon tank before getting a betta fish for over 6 weeks now, and was wondering if someone could take a look at my notes below and tell me if there's anything I should be doing, or if it's just a matter of waiting longer? I was...