I am about one month into cycling. I started on December 17th and dosed the tank with Dr. Tim’s ammonia. My ammonia converted into nitrite and after about a week and a half the nitrite has gone down to 0ppm.
Now do I need to re dose ammonia and make sure it goes to 0ppm in 24 hours? And if it does then my tank is cycled correct? Thanks for any advice.
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Posted by Least-Star-5633
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Yes that is correct and if it does then do a partial water change to bring the nitrates back down to a manageable level
Don’t dose anymore Ammonia, your cycle is already complete. You just need to do a partial water change to lower the Nitrates, check parameters, and check parameters again tomorrow. If everything is still the same you’re cycled. Ideally between 5 and 20 PPM is where you want your Nitrate to sit. The bacteria you add to your tank after adding new water will be all the Ammonia you need.