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Hello, i am cycling my tank with dr tims bacteria. These are the results so far. I am on day 10. Any recommendations on what to do next?

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Hello, i am cycling my tank with dr tims bacteria. These are the results so far. I am on day 10. Any recommendations on what to do next?

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Before concluding these results, take a water sample to a store that does NOT use Api kits and have them test your ammonia and nitrates and compare readings- then you'll know where your levels truly are at. If they are at true level, when ammonia rises thn falls and achieves a steady reading of Zero for at least 5 days and when nitrate rises and falls and holds at 20 or below- you are cycled.
Did you add ammonia chloride or something to increase ammonia initially ?
 
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Before concluding these results, take a water sample to a store that does NOT use Api kits and have them test your ammonia and nitrates and compare readings- then you'll know where your levels truly are at. If they are at true level, when ammonia rises thn falls and achieves a steady reading of Zero for at least 5 days and when nitrate rises and falls and holds at 20 or below- you are cycled.
Did you add ammonia chloride or something to increase ammonia initially ?
Ok i will definitely do that. And yeah i added the ammonia chloride as recommended in the cycle instructions
 

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