Hey, guys. I have a bit of an unusual case. I started cycling with fish food because I didn't have access to plain ammonia. After a month of a whole lot of nothing happening and my ammonia not increasing more than 0.25 no matter how many fish flakes I added or how long I waited, I made the sacrifice of driving all the way to a very far away ACE.
Foetunately, I was able to properly dose my tank and I saw ammonia decrease daily. However, my nitrites were off the charts. I figured I would just let my cycle do its own thing.
Since then, I see my ammonia decreasing and nitrate production, buty nitrites will NOT decrease, no matter how many pwcs I do. I was told to do a 50 percent water change to get readable results. No luck. I've done this multiple times.
What gives? I have the API Freshwarer Masters test kit and I'm following instructions very precisely. I don't change my filter, I just rinse it in tank water. I dose pretty religiously. And I always use dechlorinator.
I'm about to give up. It's been two months since I started cycling and I just want fish. What do I do?
Foetunately, I was able to properly dose my tank and I saw ammonia decrease daily. However, my nitrites were off the charts. I figured I would just let my cycle do its own thing.
Since then, I see my ammonia decreasing and nitrate production, buty nitrites will NOT decrease, no matter how many pwcs I do. I was told to do a 50 percent water change to get readable results. No luck. I've done this multiple times.
What gives? I have the API Freshwarer Masters test kit and I'm following instructions very precisely. I don't change my filter, I just rinse it in tank water. I dose pretty religiously. And I always use dechlorinator.
I'm about to give up. It's been two months since I started cycling and I just want fish. What do I do?