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It's been a couple days and the ammonia level has dropped to about 1ppm. The nitrite level is still reading 0ppm. Should I add ammonia to bump it up or should I be waiting for a nitrite reading first? I've had to replace 2 gallons of water that evaporated since I started running the bubbles...

Should I be running the bubbles 24/7?

Now what would be a good temp to set it at for cycling?

Nope, no live plants in the tank; the lights will remain off from now on. I'll give it another week before I start to worry. Thanks for easing my concern. Would an adjustable 50w get the temps up or do I need higher wattage?

I started cycling my first tank (10 gal) 10 days ago using (Dr.Tim's) pure ammonia. Following the instructions I added 40 drops to the 10 gallons of dechlorinated water bringing the ammonia level to 4ppm, which I tested to confirm. My concern is if I should have seen a decrease with the ammonia...