I took the clay pot I had in my tank out on Monday, and today, I had no nitrites. So, I guess that the pot was affecting the cycle. I miht get a different one and try it.
I think that the clay pot I had in my tank did affect the cycle.
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if i'm on the right track i think NJ said the pot hadn't been used in a previous thread. if i've go the wrong end of the stick here then just ignore me 
anyway, if the pot is responsible then it must have been used or at least come into contact with something nasty. the only other explanation i can think of is that the addition/removal of the pot is a pure coincidence happening at the same time as the start/end of a nitrite spike. this seems unlikely.
best bet is try another pot as you say.
Craig
anyway, if the pot is responsible then it must have been used or at least come into contact with something nasty. the only other explanation i can think of is that the addition/removal of the pot is a pure coincidence happening at the same time as the start/end of a nitrite spike. this seems unlikely.
best bet is try another pot as you say.
Craig
Bantam, you are right, it was never used before. I am thinking about putting it back in the tank to see if the cycle ending was just a coincidence.
It's got to be a coincidence. There couldn't be a source of nitrogen of any kind in an unused flowerpot.
