Cycle Questions... do these water parameters make sense?

[Timster]

Hi, guys. I added biospira a week ago to my already cycling tank (20 gal 4 serpae teras 8 neon tetras) I did a test and I had nearly 0 ammonia but over 1ppm or nitrites... does this make any sense? does it means my cycle is almost complete?

thanks,
tim.

 

[nitrous]

well the cycle usually has an ammonia spike(you probably already did that) and a nitrite spike that is happening now and i think you should do a water change to get the nitrites down and then once you have 0 on ammonia and nitrite then your cycled

if im wrong someone correct me please

 

[Japola44]

yep thats perfectly normal. What nitrous said is right.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Was the Bio-Spira refrigerated when you added it to the tank?

 

[Timster]

yup, got it in the mail though. It was still chilled though in a cold pack

 

[Fishyfanatic]

It could have been a bad batch of Spira. What were your parameters before adding it?