I have a planted aquarium its 20 gallons currently finished its first week and currently have Java Ferns, Amazon Swords and Dwarf Sagittarius residing in it. I am using Quick Start on water changes, along with Liquid Fert and Carbon. The plants took the shock just as I had expected the Dwarf Sag is doing poorly but I have noticed it starting to sprout anew next to it and the Amazon Sword is starting to produce fresh submerged leaves. My overall question is I just did a water change about 2 hours ago and I am reading
Nitrate 40ppm
Nitrite .5ppm
Ammonia 0ppm
PH slightly below 7.5
Am I doing something incorrectly overall or is this just what generally happens during cycling.
Nitrate 40ppm
Nitrite .5ppm
Ammonia 0ppm
PH slightly below 7.5
Am I doing something incorrectly overall or is this just what generally happens during cycling.