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My 120g has currently been cycling for about 4 or 5 weeks now, with pure ammonia. I dose my ammonia up to 2ppm and in about a day or so its back down to .25. My NitrAtes are at about 80ppm and rising, but my NitrItes are off the charts. Its over 5ppm which is the maximum my testing can go. I know i'm in the second stage of my cycling which is the Nitrite spike but it hasn't moved for almost two weeks. My Nitrates are going up but i'm not understanding why my Nitrites aren't. Should I do a water change to lower the Nitrites?