Bosswalt90
Aquarium Advice Newbie
ok long story so i bought a 60 gallon tank a month ago. i tried to do a fishless cycle. after two weeks of using top fin. my readings were ammonia 1ppm nitrite .25ppm nitrate 0. then i had a bacterial bloom for the next 2 weeks . after it cleared up i took a sample to petsmart and they told me my water was ready to add fish. i went and got 15 African cichlids, and put them on the tank. i also bought a master test kit the same day. test the water and ammonia 2ppm nitrite 0ppm nitrates 0ppm. so i rush up to petsmart and buy prime and stability. im on day 7 and same results. i have done 50% water changes every other day because the ammonia jumps to 2ppm, and it go down to 1ppm but the nitrite and nitrates are still 0ppm. i dont know what to do besides double dose the water then do water changes when the ammonia get too hight but nothings changing. also i test my tap is .50ppm ammonia.