Fireguy
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Hey everyone, so currently I'm on week 2 1/2 of cycling my tank before getting my axolotl and I'm very confused with my readings. I am currently using distilled water and adding the minerals afterwards. I added Dr Tim's Ammonia and after two weeks, the ammonia still isn't gone. Yet nitrites and nitrates are present!
I remember seeing a graph a few days ago showing the approximate time stamps for when ammonia/nitrites/nitrates should climb or drop but it's hard to tell if any of it corresponds well.
(Graph: http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin-cycling.html)
Anyways, here's a pic of my tests. Is it possible that I might have added too much ammonia? But then there wouldn't be any nitrites then? Am I on the right path?
Ammonia seems to be around 4. Nitrites seem to be around 5 (the highest peak) and nitrates are between 10 and 20 ppm (can't quite see the difference between both shades of orange lol)
I remember seeing a graph a few days ago showing the approximate time stamps for when ammonia/nitrites/nitrates should climb or drop but it's hard to tell if any of it corresponds well.
(Graph: http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin-cycling.html)
Anyways, here's a pic of my tests. Is it possible that I might have added too much ammonia? But then there wouldn't be any nitrites then? Am I on the right path?
Ammonia seems to be around 4. Nitrites seem to be around 5 (the highest peak) and nitrates are between 10 and 20 ppm (can't quite see the difference between both shades of orange lol)