Nope doesn't sound like you are doing anything wrong, just being impatient like you said. Just wait the nitrites will start to rise eventually it just takes some time.I'm cycling my first tank with pure ammonia and after 4 days, the ammonia has not dropped below 4 ppm and I have seen no nitrites. I'm getting impatient Am I doing anything wrong?
It will be different amounts for different size tanks. You can get an idea if you learn what size tank columbus has and how much he used. The best way though is to just add little by little and keep testing.so i was wondering how much you put in to get a level of 4 ppm ???