Help cycling tank

[Oso687]

Hello I have a 13.5 gal saltwater tank with Live rock and live sand I used 2 oz of dr Tim’s one and only and I put 4 drops per gal 54 drops of dr Tim’s ammonium chloride my ammonia is reading 8.0 ppm and my nitrite is reading 0.5 I think I might have messed up by adding 4 drops per gal of tank and not the water in the tank is there anything I can do to fix this or do I leave it alone

 

[Oso687]

If it’s cycling properly, that 1ppm nitrite should be gone in no time at all. Would be nice to see it come down further but probably not critical.

Just tested both nitrite and nitrate are at 0 ppm

 

[Oso687]

Just tested both nitrite and nitrate are at 0 ppm

 

[Oso687]

actually I think it’s showing some nitrate

 

[Garf]

actually I think it’s showing some nitrate

Welcome to reefing, this is done

 

[Oso687]

Welcome to reefing, this is done

 

[Oso687]

Thank you for all the help I put my clowns in so far so good

 

[beginner_reefer]

Leave it alone.

The bacteria will catch up and multiply to eat the ammonia. Thats their biological function.

Once ammonia bottoms out and nitrates start to climb then do a water change.

How much of a water change would you recommend at this point for a 90 gallon tank?