Ammonia was back down to zero, nitrites were still crazy high and seemed stuck. Put the colony in but didn't want to put fish straight in due to high nitrite levels, waited 4 days and then emailed ATM who's customer service was amazing. They said put fish straight in but I think that's cos they bank on you putting fish in before any levels can go high. Obviously my nitrite was already high due to incomplete cycle. But the colony relies on fish to feed the added colony. I tested again on day five after adding and saw a rapid decrease in nitrite, so added the fish then to keep the ammonia part of the colony going knowing the nitrite "roadblock" had been passed. All been good since, I had a bacteria bloom for a day or so, then diatoms but not much, I'm now on the green algae stage so limiting the light. I'm loving watching how this ecosystem develops and the natural science behind it.
