Do I need to add more ammonia during cycle?

[Leon Gorani]

im doing a fish less cycle with fritz turbo start and I have high nitrates, nitrites, and ammonia is almost gone. I wanted to add another bottle of turbostart 900 to help with the cycle. But do I need to add more ammonia in a bottle??

 

[Old Fritz]

Are you doing this just to cycle?

 

[Leon Gorani]

Are you doing this just to cycle?

Yeah, I already added one bottle of turbostart and ammonia in a bottle but my nitrites and nitrates are still pretty high. It’s been two weeks almost.

 

[Matt Carden]

If it were my tank, I would maintain 1-2 ppm with daily checks.

 

[Bill_Moorman]

This is not a tank emergency.


But yes. If you’re cycling and you have nitrates but no ammonia, you’ll want to add more if you want to keep the bacteria fed.