Whoa - please take care here. By my calculations, you started cycling only 7 days ago. Normally, that's not nearly enough time to have a tank cycle. (Unless you have also added some seeded filter material when starting your cycle).
Apparently you have had NO nitrite readings, and you SHOULD have some before you know that the bacterial colonization is in fact developing properly. In fact, a spike of nitrites should have developed before you know that the process is proceeding as it should , and this USUALLY does not take place until into the 2nd or third week of the cycle. Keep in mind that the nitrifying bacteria which renders ammonia into nitrites develops faster than the bacteria which converts nitrites into nitrates. Which is why many cycles, if not most, take 4 to 6 weeks to fully complete. As for your reading of nitrates, water in many parts of N. America does contain nitrates right out of the tap, so a reading now of 10 ppm of nitrates may not be at all unusual.
This does not mean your cycle is nearing completion.
I would suggest giving your tank more time - but keep adding ammonia to keep the cycle moving along as it should - that bacterial colony needs to keep getting nourished.
Apparently you have had NO nitrite readings, and you SHOULD have some before you know that the bacterial colonization is in fact developing properly. In fact, a spike of nitrites should have developed before you know that the process is proceeding as it should , and this USUALLY does not take place until into the 2nd or third week of the cycle. Keep in mind that the nitrifying bacteria which renders ammonia into nitrites develops faster than the bacteria which converts nitrites into nitrates. Which is why many cycles, if not most, take 4 to 6 weeks to fully complete. As for your reading of nitrates, water in many parts of N. America does contain nitrates right out of the tap, so a reading now of 10 ppm of nitrates may not be at all unusual.
This does not mean your cycle is nearing completion.
I would suggest giving your tank more time - but keep adding ammonia to keep the cycle moving along as it should - that bacterial colony needs to keep getting nourished.
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