4 days, still no nitrites...
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im not qualified to give advice as I am a beginner myself, but on my first tank i started noticing small Nitrite spikes around day 5. Also how much ammonia did you put in your tank from the bottle ?? i put some in a new tank I got today and put way to much ammonia in and got a reading of 8 ppm, so i was wondering how much you put in to get a level of 4 ppm ???
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 impatientAm 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.
You can't be impatient cycling a tank - more often than not it takes 5-6 weeks. You may not see any nitrites for up to another week, or longer - could be two.
It took almost 3 months for my first 10g to cycle and it took about 7 weeks for me to see nitrites. Patience is key if you don't have seeded media to kick start your cycle.
The first tanks always takes the longest. Once you have a well established tank, future tanks will be half the waiting. Learn to be patient and to do it right the first time. You'll have less problems in the future if you do. This is one part you can't hurry.
