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Thank you so much for your clarification and help! I really appreciate it! I'll let you know how it goes.

I wasn't adding ammonia every day. I have only added 6 total doses. The only reason I added this last dose because it had been so long with no changes to nitrites. So I should just follow from dose 2 then, or do a large water change and start over at dose 1 since I only added 2 ppm ammonia...

OK. So, before I posted on here, I dosed the aquarium to 2 ppm ammonia because it had been 8 days since I had dosed it. I know, different than the directions, but glad I did because it showed that after 24 hours the level was 1 ppm. The last time I dosed it, levels went to zero in less than 24...

OK. So, before I posted on here, I dosed the aquarium to 2 ppm ammonia because it had been 8 days since I had dosed it. I know, different than the directions, but glad I did because it showed that after 24 hours the level was 1 ppm. The last time I dosed it, levels went to zero in less than 24...

Ok. I will. Thank you!

Yes. I have a bubbler running all the time.

Started with it at 78, then increased it to 83 last week.

Thank you everyone!

I had added ammonia one time more than it said. That is why I did the water changes to decrease the nitrites. Then did a partial ammonia dose to make sure those bacteria were still able to clear it to zero in 24 hours. It was cleared. The problem is the nitrites never clear or seem to really go...

Hi everyone. I am starting a new 55 gallon aquarium after not having fish for about 10 years. This is my first time doing a fishless cycle and trying to be better informed for healthier fish. I also have a 125 gallon pond with 4 small goldfish.

OK. Thank you!

I guess the biggest thing I am confused about is if my nitrites never go down, I don't add ammonia anymore? That sounds like the ammonia bacteria colony would decrease too much, so I did add some after about 6-7 days. It still decreased to 0, but took a little longer, but nitrites still didn't...

I started getting the nitrates about 2 weeks ago. That is why I did yhe large water changes thinking the nitrites were so high I could see them converting, but the nitrites seem to barely be changing. I'll keep waiting. Thank you!

Yes, sorry, I did mean 2 ppm! I did follow the directions, except my nitrites have never gone down except with the large water changes, so I added the snack after I got the nitrites down.

Yes, every time I dose ammonia, nitrites climb too. I had to do 3 75% water changes to get down to 0.50 ppm nitrite.

I started cycling my 55 gallon tank on July 19th. I am using Fritz ammonium chloride for the ammonia source. My tap water tests 0 for ammonia, nitrite and nitrates. After 8 days ammonia was testing 0 ppm in 24 hours. Dosed to 200 ppm, again zero in 24 hours. I dosed ammonia every few days with...