I've been absent from the aquarium hobby for a good eighteen months now, and I thought it was time I started up a new ten gallon tank for a betta fish and perhaps some RCS. Well, it seems I've forgotten how to properly cycle a tank, because I've been going at it for over two months now, and the cycle hasn't progressed since the nitrites spiked. I've been dosing ammonia and testing, but nothing is moving.
Now, I've really been neglecting testing the tank because of my frustration, and it sometimes goes up to a week at a time without getting checked, but I do continue to dose ammonia, and whenever I check nothing's moved. Could that be apart of the problem? I kinda doubt it, though. Last I checked, which was earlier today, these were the results:
Ammonia: 4 ppm (haven't dosed in several days)
Nitrites: 5 ppm
Nitrates: 80 ppm
pH: 7.2
If anybody could help me out, I'd really appreciate it.
Now, I've really been neglecting testing the tank because of my frustration, and it sometimes goes up to a week at a time without getting checked, but I do continue to dose ammonia, and whenever I check nothing's moved. Could that be apart of the problem? I kinda doubt it, though. Last I checked, which was earlier today, these were the results:
Ammonia: 4 ppm (haven't dosed in several days)
Nitrites: 5 ppm
Nitrates: 80 ppm
pH: 7.2
If anybody could help me out, I'd really appreciate it.
