Franci1017
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DAY 1, 3, 6 and DAY 14.. on day 14 I added 2ppm of ammonia and 24 hours later converted to 0, but nitrites didn't drop.
High Nitrite
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that's an amazing amount of ammonia work nice one. only the first addition was needed, not the others but its ok to do them infinitely if wanted. not anything you do will stall a cycle within reason.
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Nitrite is only a concern at 25ppm (roughly but depends on species) or above (at that point it causes the same issues as ammonia). It can kill off the bacteria that produces it at very high concentrations, but I do not have the link to the paper regarding that nor the exact number.
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Ammonia and nitrite toxicity to false clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris - Aquaculture International
False clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris, is one of the most commercialized fish species in the world, highly produced to supply the aquarium market. The high stocking densities used to maximize fish production can increase ammonia and nitrite to toxic levels. In this study, A. ocellaris juveniles...
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schuby
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The nitrite-to-nitriate bacteria takes longer to process than ammonia-to-nitrite bacteria. That's why ammonia goes down quite fast and nitrite does not. You just have to stop dosing ammonia and give it more time. The nitrite will go down. Also, you can't measure nitrate until nitrite shows zero/near-zero.
terraincognita
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Lol did everyone miss the fact that she posted 2 photos a stocked tank?
Why are we talking about a cycle still?
If you have living stuff inside you're not anywhere near the "cycling" stages anymore if thing have been surviving for weeks.
What's your question right now?
How to drop your Nitrates?
Also are you mixing up Nitrates and Nitrites?
High Ammonia and high Nitrites are bad.
Nitrates not so much.
What are you currently trying to handle?
Sounds like you said you had 0 Nitrates but High Nitrites. Which is weird except in the beginning of a cycle, which you're definitely past now, technically with Dr. Tims bacteria you're "instant cycling"
Why are we talking about a cycle still?
If you have living stuff inside you're not anywhere near the "cycling" stages anymore if thing have been surviving for weeks.
What's your question right now?
How to drop your Nitrates?
Also are you mixing up Nitrates and Nitrites?
High Ammonia and high Nitrites are bad.
Nitrates not so much.
What are you currently trying to handle?
Sounds like you said you had 0 Nitrates but High Nitrites. Which is weird except in the beginning of a cycle, which you're definitely past now, technically with Dr. Tims bacteria you're "instant cycling"
Goto post #17
terraincognita
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Oh i see, this post got highjackedGoto post #17
lol@Franci1017
Throw that API Nitrate test kit out the window!!!!
High Nitrites can interfere with Nitrate testing, but also it looks like you possibly have 10PPM Nitrates per my eyes, so possibly at the tail end of your cycling.
Did you start sterile and use no bacto boosts?
Best way to use those API test kits is hold the tubes vertically with the card behind the tube.
I got better results that way myself. You can match up the color a little better. Hard to see otherwise.
I'd go get a Salifert Nitrate kit if you're super concerned about it.
