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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have been doing a fishless cycle for 5 weeks. At this point my Ammonia when I dose it up to 4ppm is back to zero in about 12 hours. I also have a ton of Nitrites and Nitrates (Off the chart API test Kit). So I did a 50 percent water change last weekend. Now my ammonia is still converting to zero super fast (about 12 hours) Nitrites are still off the chart, but Nitrates are at about 5 to 10ppm (which is a significant drop to what they were). Does this sound right? Just seems like the 50% water change didnt bring down nitrite levels, any suggestions, or will Nitrites magically disappear? Thx PS I try not to let ammonia levels get low but its converting super fast. At this point I am dosing in morning and night.