Hi. I'm hoping someone can help me diagnose some questionable results I'm getting from my tank while going through the Nitrogen cycle.
Tank is a Cade 1200 Peninsula - So 133g display with ~20g sump.
Added 170 ml of Nitrocycle on 12/23. (I added a little too much I realize now).
Added 8oz of Turbo Start bacteria on 12/23
Started testing Ammonia and Nitrite every day or two starting on 12/25.
I'm consistently getting max results on both test kits which are from Red Sea. 2.0 on Ammonia and 1.0 on Nitrite. The ammonia took a little longer to turn that dark green today, but that's the only positive changes I've seen with my cycle.
Other info: I did a ~10-15% water change on 12/30. I've been dosing 6 capfuls of Microbacter 7 the last 4 days.
Looking for advice on whether to sit back and wait it out, do a large water change, go get my water tested at the LFS.
Tank is a Cade 1200 Peninsula - So 133g display with ~20g sump.
Added 170 ml of Nitrocycle on 12/23. (I added a little too much I realize now).
Added 8oz of Turbo Start bacteria on 12/23
Started testing Ammonia and Nitrite every day or two starting on 12/25.
I'm consistently getting max results on both test kits which are from Red Sea. 2.0 on Ammonia and 1.0 on Nitrite. The ammonia took a little longer to turn that dark green today, but that's the only positive changes I've seen with my cycle.
Other info: I did a ~10-15% water change on 12/30. I've been dosing 6 capfuls of Microbacter 7 the last 4 days.
Looking for advice on whether to sit back and wait it out, do a large water change, go get my water tested at the LFS.