How to Cycle An Aquarium - Axolotl Planet
Caring for axolotls is quite easy, if you know what you’re doing beforehand. Before you purchase your first axolotl, it’s essential that you have a few things prepared ahead of time for your pet. In this article, you will learn step by step how to set up a brand new axolotl tank...
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Hi all,
I've been doing a fishless cycle for my axie's new tank for about two weeks now and have been following the guide in the link above for instructions. Today, I tested and my nitrates are around 10-20ppm, nitrites are at about 1ppm (it was a dark purple color and was kind of hard to identify with the guide so I'm making the educated guess on this), but my ammonia is still at 4ppm and has stayed at this level since I added the ammonium chloride. I've read a couple of guides that have reported the ammonia usually decreases when nitrites and nitrates increase. Today is the first day I've seen my nitrites go up so I'm not sure if I should give it more time or do a water change to reduce ammonia concentration?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated as I fear my tank will stall! Thank you!!