codheadjohn
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I did a fishless cycle following the advice on the beginners resource bit.
it's deffinatly the nitratre one, the ammonia has a slightly more greenish tint to it (but barely noticable unless held next to nitrate result.)
Ok, so sounds like you cycled it properly. Did you give the BOTTLE a good shake of number 2 before adding to the solution? You then need a good shake on the final solution to get accurate readings.
Ammonia with a green tinge sounds like a small ammonia spike.
Are you dechlorinating the water on changes? And only rinsing the filter media in old tank water to clean?
With only adding 3 fish to your fishless cycled tank, you are going to lose some of the bacteria that the fishless cycle achieved, so you can expect a slight spike when future fish are added.
I'd do a large water change now and hope things improve