mollymagic
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I am on day 18 of a fishless cycle. 216 litre tank.
I did a 50% water change around day 12 as the ammonia was 0 and nitrite almost 0. Then the nitrite shot up againto 5.00. Has been slowly coming down to day 17, and nitrate rising. Then I dropped the ammonia drops down to 3.00ppm. Tested this morning, and got this!
Ammonia 0
nitrite 3.0 (yesterday 1.2) rising
nitrate 5.0 (yesterday 6.25) falling
and the ph has dropped from 8.00 to 7.4!!!!
What's going on? totally confused
Have not added anything new in tank
Have 13 plants. one bit of bog wood.
shipwreck (aquaruim safe, bought in fish centre)
I did a 50% water change around day 12 as the ammonia was 0 and nitrite almost 0. Then the nitrite shot up againto 5.00. Has been slowly coming down to day 17, and nitrate rising. Then I dropped the ammonia drops down to 3.00ppm. Tested this morning, and got this!
Ammonia 0
nitrite 3.0 (yesterday 1.2) rising
nitrate 5.0 (yesterday 6.25) falling
and the ph has dropped from 8.00 to 7.4!!!!
What's going on? totally confused
Have not added anything new in tank
Have 13 plants. one bit of bog wood.
shipwreck (aquaruim safe, bought in fish centre)