Hey all,
Ive been doing my fishless cycle for quite some time now, over a month? I had been using the stick on ammonia reader that goes inside the tank to monitor generally when I should add more ammonia. Well, I think it went bad. It read yellow the other day, and in my haste I didnt test with the master kit like I usually do and just dosed it up. It turned purple, and then within a day it turned yellow again. Great, i thought my cycle was progressing, so I added more. Today, I busted out the master kit to get all my readings. Nitrites, 0. Nitrates, 0...Ammonia...So over 8.0ppm!!!! My nitrites and nitrates were getting up there and was thinking it was time for fish here soon...
I immediately did a 90% water change and now I feel like I'm back to square one.... what do I do
Ive been doing my fishless cycle for quite some time now, over a month? I had been using the stick on ammonia reader that goes inside the tank to monitor generally when I should add more ammonia. Well, I think it went bad. It read yellow the other day, and in my haste I didnt test with the master kit like I usually do and just dosed it up. It turned purple, and then within a day it turned yellow again. Great, i thought my cycle was progressing, so I added more. Today, I busted out the master kit to get all my readings. Nitrites, 0. Nitrates, 0...Ammonia...So over 8.0ppm!!!! My nitrites and nitrates were getting up there and was thinking it was time for fish here soon...
I immediately did a 90% water change and now I feel like I'm back to square one.... what do I do