Fishless Cycling - No Ammonia, No Nitrites?!

[Daisyk8t]

Hiya,

I'm back again! I started fishless cycling a few weeks ago but had no ammonia or water testing kit to start with so was using food (added daily).

Then I got ammonia and testing kit so I did a 33% water change (was very funky from the food) and started an 'add and wait' cycle. I got ammonia up to 4ppm and left it a week. After that I've tested daily and I keep getting low to zero ammonia, low to zero nitrites and zero nitrates. What if anything is going on please?! I expected nitrates and nitrates to start rising once ammonia dropped...

Ideas would be much appreciated!

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Bash your nitrate bottles on a hard surface and shake them for several minutes, you might get something close to a half accurate reading afterwards.