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So I got my betta 2 weeks ago and everything has been going well. My water levels are exactly where they should be. Nitrates have stayed at 5 ppm. However I noticed my ph raised to 8. I’m assuming it is because of the algae growth. I just got a snail yesterday. Should I do a small water change...

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Do you think the 24 hours is a loose rule to follow? Like as long as my nitrites get to 0 again and it doesn’t take several days, that should be okay?

I was following dr Tim’s but they say it only takes 2 weeks to completely cycle a tank. After reading different websites/forums, the consensus seems to be it takes longer than that. I feel like every time I look at a different way to fishless cycle it doesn’t say what to do if after 24 hours...

Hello! So I have been cycling my tank for about 3 weeks now. Just yesterday my ammonia was at 0ppm my nitrites were 0ppm and my nitrates were 5ppm. I dosed to 4ppm ammonia since I read a lot of mixed reviews about dosing to 2ppm or to 4ppm. Then I waited 24 hours and my ammonia is back to 0 ppm...