Esteemed colleagues,
I started with live sand so everything is acting weird during my fishless cycle attempt. I got Dr. Tim's ammonia and put about 1/3 of the recommended amount and got an ammonia reading of 1.2-2 on Red Sea last Thursday morning. It was darker than 1.2 but not as dark as 2. Today I measured it at 0.4-0.8 and I have both nitrite and nitrate (nitrate was about 2-5 on Sunday). Should I put a bit more ammonia into this system or let this ride out?
I started with live sand so everything is acting weird during my fishless cycle attempt. I got Dr. Tim's ammonia and put about 1/3 of the recommended amount and got an ammonia reading of 1.2-2 on Red Sea last Thursday morning. It was darker than 1.2 but not as dark as 2. Today I measured it at 0.4-0.8 and I have both nitrite and nitrate (nitrate was about 2-5 on Sunday). Should I put a bit more ammonia into this system or let this ride out?