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I just did another 40% water change this morning. The level has dropped off a little bit. It is down from 2 to maybe 1.5. I have now done a total of 3 water changes in the last 24 hours. The level of the Nitrites ha hardly dropped at all. My nitrate level is about 8 ppm. The ammonia might...

I just did another 40% water change this morning. The level has dropped off a little bit. It is down from 2 to maybe 1.5. I have now done a total of 3 water changes in the last 24 hours. The level of the Nitrites ha hardly dropped at all. My nitrate level is about 8 ppm. The ammonia might...

The Ammonnia has continued to read at 0 ppm. No change at all.

I originally posted this in the African Cichlid Forum. I have got no reply, so I am coming here for help. Here are my 2 postings. Any help would be great. Hey Guys, I had spent the last 3 weeks doing the fishless cycle. I watched the ammonia drop, and then I watched the Nitrite spike and...

Well it's been almost an hour and half and I just tested the Nitrites again. It has actually gone up to 2 ppm. I am baffled at why it is climbing? I forgot to mention before that it is a 55 gallon tank. Any suggestions or answers would be great. :crazy:

Hey Guys, I had spent the last 3 weeks doing the fishless cycle. I watched the ammonia drop, and then I watched the Nitrite spike and then fall. I thought I had a completely cycled tank. I could add Ammonia till it would be 5ppm and within 12 hours both Ammonia and Nitrite would read zero...

Thanks for your replies. That what I was generally thinking, just couldn't find anything to back it up on African Cichlids Forum.

I am fairly new to the African Cichlid's world. I know that the ammonia and Nitrite levels should always read 0 ppm. I know that Nitrates are least toxic of the three. What is an acceptable reading for Nitrates? I have been searching for threads on this topic, but mostly found threads on...

I think it looks great. I was trying for the same feel in my tank, I dont think I pulled it off as good as you did!!!!! Did you glue all those rocks together? I like the sand look on top of some of the rocks!! A+++++ :shout:

Hey everyone- Well, I have been doing this fishless cycling for about 15 days now. My NH3 started to drop off over a week ago, probably closer to 10 days. I have continued to add NH3 daily to keep it at or around 5 ppm. Within the last 2 days the NO2 has started to drop off as well. Once I...

Maybe it is just where I live, but fish from that Lake are the least represented at my lfs. I dont know if I want to get into mail order fish. Is this the case for you?

55 gallons

I got different answers from every store. The store I trust the most said Lake Malawi.. You agree or disagree?

hey everyone- I'm back with another really complex question :no: Working on cycling my filter at this time. I have taken multiple trips to different LFS to try and figure out the fish from which Lake I want to add. As you can tell this is my first trip into the world of African Cichlids. I...

Thanks for the advice. I will keep on adding the NH3. I started about one week ago, any round about idea on how long it could take for the Nitrites to start to fall?