Why wont they go down?!?!

treybomb

treybomb

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!!Ok well i thought my tank would be donec cyling by now. so for the past week, my nitrites and nitrates have been off the charts. my ammonia has already spiked and is currnetly back at zero
so im wondering what is or if anything is wrong with my cycle?
is this normal?
thanks
trey
:notsure:
 
newfishguy

newfishguy

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How long has your tank been cycling?
Originally Posted by treybomb
!!Ok well i thought my tank would be donec cyling by now. so for the past week, my nitrites and nitrates have been off the charts. my ammonia has already spiked and is currnetly back at zero
so im wondering what is or if anything is wrong with my cycle?
is this normal?
thanks
trey
:notsure:
 
murph

murph

Active Member
If your ammonia has spiked and now reads zero your nitrites will soon follow. Once you start getting zero reading for ites you can get an accurate reading for ates and decide how big a water change is necessary. Twenty seven days is not exceptionally long for a cycle.
 
treybomb

treybomb

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i know it takes long to cylce, but i didnt think the nitrites stayed that high up for so long
i know this might sound liek a stupid ( i guess better now then never)? but how do i do a water change??
 
hot883

hot883

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You need to mix up your salt water (new) in a dedicated container say like a rubbermaid etc. and put in a power head to let it stabilize for 24 hrs. Take water out of display with a siphon and slowly replace with new water insuring that they are exactly the same s.g. and temp.
 
ophiura

ophiura

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I am assuming your pH and other readings are normal? Depending on how hard your tank spiked, this is not too much of a concern, but I would be more concerned if it doesn't start coming down in a few days. Sometimes a cycle can seem to stall.
 
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