Should I add more ammonia?

[Nickcdll]

here are my tank numbers. today is day 15. I added ammonia to 2.0 when i fist started my cycle. five days ago when i tested again it was at 0.6 . I added more ammonia to bring it up to 1.5 right after that

Ammonia = .0
PH = 8.0
Nitrate = 50
Salinity 1.025

 

[Nickcdll]

tested my nitrites, just to see. it was at 0.5

 

[nereefpat]

No need to add any more ammonia. You'll just end up with more nitrates.

Just wait until ammonia and nitrites read zero. Then you'll be cycled.

 

[reefertank]

Just got to be patient and ride it out.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

FWIW, the nitrate reading is probably mostly nitrite interference.

 

[nereefpat]

FWIW, the nitrate reading is probably mostly nitrite interference.

Good point. Nitrite gives artificially high nitrate readings for zinc and cadmium reduction methods.