Fish-In Cycling Question & Nitrate

[robinreliant23]

Ammonia and Nitrite has been ZERO for the past couple of days -- wooohoooo

However, my nitrate, I would say is inbetween 0 and 5ppm (probably closer to 0) and doesn't seem to be rising. Why is this as I thought it should rise? I do have 5 small moss balls in my tank - could that be the reason as they like to munch on nitrates. I'm worried it means the tank hasn't cycled yet??

 

[Tizer]

It will rise, but its a very slow process. If ammonia and nitrite is zero then yes, happy days.

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Chances are the hobby test kit your using to test nirate is very inacurate. If using the API test kist hit the bottles of a hard surface and follow the instructions to the letter which include shaking like a looney for 3 min solid, you will find the nirates have gone up

EDITED as i was half asleep

 

[Tizer]

/me points Al to the title of the thread

 

[BigbruiserAl]

/me points Al to the title of the thread

Apolgies far far to early for me lol ignore meh