I used Dr Tims all in one and dosed ammonia to cycle my tank.
My tank has been cycling for around a month now and I thought it was finished. All of my readings were indicative of a finished cycle (ammonia: 0, Nitrite: 0, Nitrate: through the roof) and so I decided to get two clownfish. Its been a few days and I am seeing weird results in my testing. My Ammonia levels seem to be nominal (hovering around 0 - .25) and my Nitrate levels have not breached 10 ppm. However, my nitrite levels are through the roof (at least 5.00 ppm). I'm wondering what steps I should take to both ensure nitrifying bacteria will strengthen as well as not harming my two clowns. It seems that my nitrites are not going down.
My tank has been cycling for around a month now and I thought it was finished. All of my readings were indicative of a finished cycle (ammonia: 0, Nitrite: 0, Nitrate: through the roof) and so I decided to get two clownfish. Its been a few days and I am seeing weird results in my testing. My Ammonia levels seem to be nominal (hovering around 0 - .25) and my Nitrate levels have not breached 10 ppm. However, my nitrite levels are through the roof (at least 5.00 ppm). I'm wondering what steps I should take to both ensure nitrifying bacteria will strengthen as well as not harming my two clowns. It seems that my nitrites are not going down.