Liquid Plant Fert Causing Ammonia Reading?

[Amunet]

2 days ago I started adding in some liquid plant fert to our 28 gallon tank that I'm fishless cycling.
Cycle has been going great. Ammonia reading of 3-5 and max Nitrite readings go to 0 by 24hrs so it's all going very well.
However, this morning, I just did a test, Nitrite is at 0.. but ammonia is reading at about 2.
I tested the nitrate as well and it's still redder than ever (80+)... so was wondering if the liquid plant food would be causing a false ammonia reading perhaps?
It's Nutrafin iron enriched blahblah something or other plant food.

 

[rdd1952]

The ferts shouldn't have any effect on the ammonia levels or at least I've never used any that did.

 

[Amunet]

Think a water change would help whatever is causing this to happen? If so, about how much should I change?
I just don't want anything to happen to this cycle.

 

[rdd1952]

It could help but I don't know how much. The bacteria should clear the ammonia out pretty quickly though. I wouldn't use any more of the ferts until after the cycle. You might want to add some of the ferts to a bucket of water and test to see if it causes the ammonia to go up in it.

 

[Amunet]

Yeah that's a good idea.
I'll try that.
Think I'm just going to add in some regular ammonia and see what happens.
Hoping it's just a false reading though.. Lord it would suck if something bad happened to this cycle!!

Thanks rdd!!