mandy2936
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Oh, I meant those guys were full of crap not you! Sorry for confusion dearest.
Oh good! I thought you were saying that I was. Phew, I was thinking "How rude..."
Oh, I meant those guys were full of crap not you! Sorry for confusion dearest.
Well, to answer your questions, here's what I did.
I set up my tank, then a few days later I went on vacation, so I wasn't able to monitor the perimeters.
The tank was cycling for a total of 10 days without me testing it.
On day 11, I tested and my readings were: 0.25 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, and 20 Nitrate.
For the next two days my readings were the same.
On day 13 I had just learned that I need to add a source of Ammonia. So I added some fish flakes.
The next day, on day 14 (today) I vacuumed my tank, did a small water change, and noticed that my Nitrate dropped a little bit. After doing the small water change (2g out of 20) I tested for Ammonia and it was still 0.25
I will test for my Ammonia again tomorrow, if necessary.
Thanks for the help! You've been really helpful