Ammonia and nitrite

[oscar132]

I have been cycling my tank for two weeks now and the ammonia has been testing quite high at 3.7 ppm. I did a water changes and it didnt lower it. Then waited and did another, still didnt lower it, i wait more and do one 50 percent water changes it still didnt lower it. At the beginning i used dr Tim’s. And now i have been dosing seachem stability and prime. I tested my water to see if there was ammonia in that but it came 0. Could it be my salt? I have a new bag of instant ocean.

 

[Fish Fan]

I believe you should stop using the Prime, there's no reason for it during your cycle, and it doesn't remove or bind ammonia like commonly thought:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/a...prime-cloram-x-rongalite-and-friends.1064206/
And, the Prime itself can cause false high ammonia readings:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/d...th-ammonia-test-kits-or-ammonia-badge.329602/
So I say ditch the Prime here. Good luck!

 

[Dan_P]

I have been cycling my tank for two weeks now and the ammonia has been testing quite high at 3.7 ppm. I did a water changes and it didnt lower it. Then waited and did another, still didnt lower it, i wait more and do one 50 percent water changes it still didnt lower it. At the beginning i used dr Tim’s. And now i have been dosing seachem stability and prime. I tested my water to see if there was ammonia in that but it came 0. Could it be my salt? I have a new bag of instant ocean.

What is the nitrite level?

The ammonia measurements do not make sense. How are you measuring them?

 

[oscar132]

I went to a LPS and got it tested and it showed got this

 

[Fish Fan]

I went to a LPS and got it tested and it showed got this

Friend, that's a freshwater test. I don't know if I'd rely on that. Do you have a "real" Local Fish Store (LFS) in your area, not a PetSmart, that can test your water?