Yanz
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
So I'm fishless cycling my 55g. I dosed it up to 5ppm and let it sit for a week, then I read no ammonia so I dosed in 3mL (should put it around 3ppm). This was last week. Yesterday I put in 3ppm of ammonia and today its all gone.
The problem is that my nitrites are like 25ish ppm (1mL of tank water + 4mL of pure water reads 5ppm+). I did a 90% WC a few days ago and its still this high today. Other params are 7.4pH, nitrates 80ppm, temp 84 degrees F.
Do I have to do like 90% WC every few days? This seems a little ridiculous to me. Any suggestions?
The problem is that my nitrites are like 25ish ppm (1mL of tank water + 4mL of pure water reads 5ppm+). I did a 90% WC a few days ago and its still this high today. Other params are 7.4pH, nitrates 80ppm, temp 84 degrees F.
Do I have to do like 90% WC every few days? This seems a little ridiculous to me. Any suggestions?