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My first tank finished the initial cycle. Over 4+ weeks. Watched ammonia spike then come down. Nitrites spiked then came down and both settled at 0. Nitrates were off the charts and did a ~50% water change and let settle for couple hours. Here is my question....
Nitrates still reading high (color blind) bit enough to know between 50 and 100 ppm. How long after a water change would you notice a change in nitrate? Do I wait 2-3 days then another partial water change and continue that until nitrates down?
I dint care how long, not rushing, just trying to get a handle on what to expect to make sure I'm not messing up and restarting a cycle.
Did a bunch of research but couldn't find or make sense of posts on topic
Thoughts?
Nitrates still reading high (color blind) bit enough to know between 50 and 100 ppm. How long after a water change would you notice a change in nitrate? Do I wait 2-3 days then another partial water change and continue that until nitrates down?
I dint care how long, not rushing, just trying to get a handle on what to expect to make sure I'm not messing up and restarting a cycle.
Did a bunch of research but couldn't find or make sense of posts on topic
Thoughts?