awilson133
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okay cool and when ammonia drops i add more until nitrItes rise, then when everything levels out 90% water change?
awilson133 said:okay cool and when ammonia drops i add more until nitrItes rise, then when everything levels out 90% water change?
awilson133 said:okay thank you so when the nitrites rise i still add ammo? sorry for so many questions, i just wanna do this right. so bare with me.
4 days in and these are my readings
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I dosed ammo back to 4 after this. Should I do a water change or wait until the nitrates are off the chart like the nitrites?
Thank you so much for the reply Library girl! I just tested again with the same results other than my ammo is down to 1ppm from a redose to 4 last night! I'll put it back up to 4 and wait on the water change then.
My tap water is 8 ph 0 ammo 0 nitrites 0 nitrates.
I have not used any seeding material either. Is this normal for tanks with eco complete and plants?
Bettafanatic said:Hi I'm cycling a ten gallon tank and no nitrites have appeared. You say to be patient but I've been cycling for two months and doing everything everyone tells me.
sometimes you never even see nitrites! if you have a low nitrate reading and are sucking up 4 ppm or so of ammonia in <24 hours, i'd say go ahead with fish.Hi I'm cycling a ten gallon tank and no nitrites have appeared. You say to be patient but I've been cycling for two months and doing everything everyone tells me.
Bettafanatic said:No my ammonia hadn't changed at all. It's the same every time. Since the ammonia isn't going down, then I doubt nitrates are there. Any suggestions?
There might be chlorine. I didn't dechlorinate the water. I'll dechlorinate it and keep trying. I'll keep you updated.