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I am sure I am just being impatient and need to wait it out. I just had a concern and wanted to make sure I am not missing something. I have never cycled a tank like this before, so it is a little foreign to me. I set up a 20 gallon cube with dry rock and sand. I used Dr. Tim's One and Only, and Dosed ammonia per the instructions.
Everything has been going fine. Ammonia was 2 ppm for about 10 days, and then tapered down to 0 over the course of a couple days. Now, Nitrite is sitting around 1-2 ppm for well over a week with ammonia at 0 ppm. Nitrate is at 40.
My concern is that I have only dosed ammonia the one time. The instructions say to re-dose when both Ammonia and Nitrite are below 1 ppm. However, with ammonia being at 0 for over a week, and Nitrite still at 1 ppm or higher, I am not sure if I just need to wait, or if I need to re-feed the bacteria in some way.
I don't want my Nitrites to go higher, but I also don't want to starve the bacteria.
Am I overthinking this?
Everything has been going fine. Ammonia was 2 ppm for about 10 days, and then tapered down to 0 over the course of a couple days. Now, Nitrite is sitting around 1-2 ppm for well over a week with ammonia at 0 ppm. Nitrate is at 40.
My concern is that I have only dosed ammonia the one time. The instructions say to re-dose when both Ammonia and Nitrite are below 1 ppm. However, with ammonia being at 0 for over a week, and Nitrite still at 1 ppm or higher, I am not sure if I just need to wait, or if I need to re-feed the bacteria in some way.
I don't want my Nitrites to go higher, but I also don't want to starve the bacteria.
Am I overthinking this?