fishless cycle

[dgso1036]

Ok I'm completely confused with my fishless cycle. My 55 gal tank has been running for almost four weeks now and I just checked my levels. My Ph is 7.4, ammonia is 4.0, Nitrites 0, nitrates 0-5.0. The part that has me confused is I had Nitrites last week and my ammonia went down to 1. I redosed the ammonia to 4. Now for some reason my ammonia hasn't dropped and my nitrates are 0. Does anyone have any idea why and have any suggestions?

 

[tamtam]

have you done any water changes lately? Or anything to your filter? When did you redose and how long have you had nitrates(or are they from your tap water?)?

 

[dgso1036]

I haven't done any water changes since I read you don't until the nitrite and nitrate levels are super high. I haven't touched the filters since I started. I had Nitrites for a few days. I did add some conditioned water to replace the water that had evaporated. I've tested my tap water and everything is 0.