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Would it crashing make the nitrites drop from 5ppm to 0? I did a big water change yesterday that brought my PH backup to 7.6, ammonia 0, nitrites 0 and nitrates from 80 to 5. I added 1ppm or so of ammonia afterwards and today I am getting 0ppm ammonia, 0 nitrites and nitrates are little over 5...

2-3 weeks ago it was 7.6 and now its a 6. Which is the first time its ever been that low. I haven't checked it in weeks though.

I been fishless cycling since around Dec 2nd and I didn't get any nitrite reading till the end of Dec. Finally I did and they shot through the roof within a few days going up to 5ppm. Around the time 2-3ppm of ammonia was dropping to 0ppm after about 24 hours or so. Once it did I bumped it back...

I was gonna do that and the guy at the pet shop said it sounded like a good idea, but before I left he mentioned the propeller or something in there and the gravel getting caught in it. So I put them in stockings instead. I have a Tetra Whisper. Any suggestions on the best place to put it? Its...

I bit the bullet and called one more place about seeding material. Some dude answered and apparently knew little bit about fishless cycle. However he only really heard of the fish flake method. He didn't mind one bit to give me a couple hand full of gravel. He recommended dropping the ammonia...

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Title says it all. Still reads 4-5 on the ammonia, no nitrites, PH is 7.8 - 8.0. Temp is at 84, air stone, filter and all have been going. Why is the ammonia not moving? Using API Mast Test. I've got to where I am checking it every few days instead of everyday. Ammonia came from Ace Hardware...