Hey guys I'm cycling a 55 gallon with a small amount of live rock and live sand, bio spira, and pure ammonia. I'm at a point where my bacteria can take out 1.0 ppm ammonia in 24 hours but here's the part where I'm confused. For about 3 days in a row now, my nitrite and nitrate levels are stuck. Nitrite is anywhere between 2.0 ppm and 5.0 ppm (I can't tell exactly because on the API test they look like the same color to me). Nitrate is at 40 ppm. Can anyone please help me figure out why this is happening and how I can fix it? Also, I have been dosing ammonia every day so my bacteria should be well fed.
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