I've been going at it for 2 months. Not sure if it's already cycled or not. I have 1 red eared slider (female 7"), 1 Mississippi Map (male 4"), 1 Diamond Back (unknown sex 4"), 1 Western Painted (unknown sex 2"), 4 african cichlids(1"-3"), 1 jack dempsey(2"), 2 bala sharks(1"), and a couple water plants. I've had the aquarium for a few years but just recently learned about cycling a tank. I use the api test kit - Ph is 6.6, Amonia is 0, Nitrite around .15ppm (a little lighter than the .25 on the card), and Nitrate usually stays around .40 ppm. I currently have a Fluval 406 and 404 as filtration. I have a fx5 just need to build a new cabinet for it to fit in. Also I have the water level all the way up because I built a above tank topper. I'm curious why my nitrites are still not at 0 and my nitrates never seem to go down even when I do water changes which I do once a week (30%). Also ph seems low (6.6)but I did remove the drift wood that I had in there it was reptile driftwood not aquarium driftwood I believe it was grape wood. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
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