Explain this 2 day difference

[Armani]

So last Thursday I dosed 2ppm with dr Tim’s ammonia and then on Friday I did my tests all ammonia nitrite and nitrate were high, but today which is two days later now everything has gone down to zero! (Did I not dose enough?) I know it sounds like a good thing but how did my nitrates go down?? I have one big live rock and the rest are dry rock and I have live sand. Also I have 2 hydor pumps going along with my otb filter.

 

[Antics]

Knowing its API, you might not have shaken the Nitrate reactant and vial enough. I know that shaking it can have a drastic impact on the reading.

 

[Geebs19]

Dis you test that you actually doses to 2ppm of ammonia? Have you re-dosed?

 

[Armani]

Dis you test that you actually doses to 2ppm of ammonia? Have you re-dosed?

I just re dosed 2ppm I’m hoping by tomorrow it’ll be back down to all zeros. It’s just strange my nitrates went down on its own

 

[Waters]

If you have good quality live rock, it is possible that it is being converted to nitrate gas and released through the surface of the water. I ran my tank for the first year without registering any nitrates at all (I had to dose). A true deep sand bed can accomplish the same thing. Not sure if this is what is happening here....just throwing out ideas.

 

[IslandLifeReef]

I just re dosed 2ppm I’m hoping by tomorrow it’ll be back down to all zeros. It’s just strange my nitrates went down on its own

@Armani, you have 4 different threads about the same thing and have been given very good advice on all of them. Your nitrates are not a problem. You were getting a high reading on nitrates because you had nitrites in the tank.

From reading all of your threads, it seems that you have only been cycling for less than a week. You need to take a deep breath and slow down. Trust the process. There are numerous threads on how to complete a fishless cycle.

Are you sure that the tank is being dosed to 2 ppm ammonia? Have you tested the tank for ammonia shortly after dosing? If you do a test after dosing ammonia, be sure that the ammonia test reads over 1 ppm ammonia. It may not read 2 ppm, but it should be over 1 ppm.

API test kits are not well known for their accuracy.

 

[MSB123]

@Armani, you have 4 different threads about the same thing and have been given very good advice on all of them. Your nitrates are not a problem. You were getting a high reading on nitrates because you had nitrites in the tank.

From reading all of your threads, it seems that you have only been cycling for less than a week. You need to take a deep breath and slow down. Trust the process. There are numerous threads on how to complete a fishless cycle.

Are you sure that the tank is being dosed to 2 ppm ammonia? Have you tested the tank for ammonia shortly after dosing? If you do a test after dosing ammonia, be sure that the ammonia test reads over 1 ppm ammonia. It may not read 2 ppm, but it should be over 1 ppm.

API test kits are not well known for their accuracy.

He just started a new thread where he has added fish and says the cycle is over. UGH

 

[Armani]

He just started a new thread where he has added fish and says the cycle is over. UGH

Don’t get your panties in a bunch lol everything is cycled and properly maintained, it’s been up and running for a while before these pics, you see how the first pic all tests are good, that was 2 days after me dosing, and I dosed again after that and everything went down to 0 the next day so i did my wc and everything’s A ok.