Does This Sound Right ?

[tonydb]

Hey all hope you are all well ?
 
I'm in the process of fishless cycling and finally the ammonia levels started to drop and nitrite and nitrate started to rise. Hurrah !!
 
After a few days I noticed the ammonia level had got to less than 0.25 ppm and nitrite was 5 ppm + ,and now my nitrate has risen to around 80 ppm.Following the guide on this site I have done a 50% water change and added the original amount of ammonia again. I will retest it tomorrow around the same time.
 
Does this sound like its going the right way?
 
Or have I messed it all up ?
 
Also one other thing is that the PH level has dropped from 7.2 ish done to around 6.4 ish ?
 
Thanks for any advice !!

 

[attibones]

pH changes are common during the cycling process. Unless your pH crashes or spikes, it shouldn't be much of an issue. See how hard your water is. This makes a difference with the way your pH stabilizes.
 
It all seems right to me, though.