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Hi. I have had my tank for a month now while doing a fish in cycle. I have 5 ppm Nitrate, 0 ppm nitrite, and .5 ppm ammonia. I haven’t done a water change in about a week, and each of the 3 has already spiked. What is the cause of this? Or is it normal? Thanks

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Can I dose ammonia with the fish and shrimp in the tank?

Hi. So a week ago I tested my water and I already had an ammonia spike, nitrite spike, and nitrate spike. However, the nitrite went back down, but the ammonia only went down to about .5 to 1.0 ppm. Today, I tested my water again. My ammonia is at 0, nitrite at 0.5 ppm. Am I not done with the...

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Yes, I used API stress coat, and no, I rinsed it once in tank water. I do have ammonia in my tap water. What do I do???

I will check

Hi. I’m in the middle of cycling my aquarium, and I have fish In there too. 4 danios. Everything is going well. However, I’ve been testing my water, and my chemistry isn’t adding up. My ammonia has spiked then gone down, my nitrites have spiked and gone down, and I did a water change to remove...

Yeah, at one point my nitrites were at 8 ppm now they’re 0, and my nitrate got to 40 ppm. So that could be possible. I’ll just give it a little more time. Thank you

hey guys, I’m back. My fishless cycle wasn’t going anywhere, so I bought 4 danios to help speed it up and it helped, they’re all still alive. (Yay) My ammonia is at .25 ppm, nitrite at 0 and nitrate at 10. My nitrite has already spiked, and it’s Back down. Do you guys think I could add a few...

Ok. I think that’s where it’s at right now. I’ll check when I get home and probably update this. Thanks.

I went to my local pet smart, couldn’t find prime so I settled for the imagitarium version. Did the water change like you said, added the dechlorinated water and detoxified the ammonia. Worked like a charm. Ammonia at 4 ppm now. thank you so much. Should I aI'm lower or is this alright? I do...

I am fishless cycling. So no prime? Just water change?