I feel like a total n00b, but I have to ask.
When I first started checking for nitrites, I thought both drops were clear. The last couple times I've done the test, the 2nd drops are yellow. Is my test contaminated? Would this give a false reading? :1zhelp:
My tank's been cycling now for 11 days. After a couple days of flake food, I've got a medium shrimp hanging out and getting mushy - really helped kick up the ammonia! I've been at 5.0 for about 4 days now, but my nitrites are still coming back at <0.3 mg/l.
I do have plants in the tank. Some annoying hornwort (reeeally close to tossing it) :irked:, moneywort, crypt willisii, just added dwarf sag and a bit of flame moss today. Perhaps the plants are stalling the nitrite development?
Any thoughts? Should I sit on my hands for another couple weeks? :nilly:
When I first started checking for nitrites, I thought both drops were clear. The last couple times I've done the test, the 2nd drops are yellow. Is my test contaminated? Would this give a false reading? :1zhelp:
My tank's been cycling now for 11 days. After a couple days of flake food, I've got a medium shrimp hanging out and getting mushy - really helped kick up the ammonia! I've been at 5.0 for about 4 days now, but my nitrites are still coming back at <0.3 mg/l.
I do have plants in the tank. Some annoying hornwort (reeeally close to tossing it) :irked:, moneywort, crypt willisii, just added dwarf sag and a bit of flame moss today. Perhaps the plants are stalling the nitrite development?
Any thoughts? Should I sit on my hands for another couple weeks? :nilly:
