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Thats because if your tank has a filter it has cycled it does it naturally and the tank only has to cycle once unless you over clean your filter or leave the filter unplugged for a few hours

have you tested the phosphate though ? if so what level

Yes but maintaining them at 0 with out the bacteria will be a 24hour job fish pee all the time you dont water change all the time

Very Very true back in the day that was the case but the explanation for that is fish inbreeding alot of the fish back then where a pure blood line so they where incredible tuff even guppys and platies where recommended for new aquariums but now unfortunately they have been bred for more colour...

number 1 because Ammonia physically burns the fish at any level hence red gills red blemishes on fish number 2 Because nitrite stops the fishes blood from carrying oxygen number 3 because high nitrate impairs livestocks immune system

Test your phosphate if there is little to no growth

Are you using co2 ? when you say 20 plants you mean live plants right ? And could you tell me what florish is ? im guessing a bacteria supplement

Ok i see if im totally honest go to your local aquarium and have your water tested by them the brand of test kit you mentioned always seem to read on the optimistic side so make your water seem better then it actually is, just make sure they arnt using the same test kits

Just a couple of things for you here hope this helps.. how old are your test kits ? once over a year old the results can start to sway quite alot, and did you say you have 0.25mgl of nitrite ? if this is the case then any amount of nitrite is very bad for fish it stops the fishes blood from...