False Ammonia Readinngs

going to need some more info...

did this happen to you??

not following instructions on box will do it tho :)
 
hahaha... sorry... i know i was vague....well im cycling my tank and i have been testing twice a day.... i am reading <.25 ammonia... 0 nitrite... and ~10 ppm nitrate... the nitrate just showed up this evening though.... shouldnt i have seen a spike in nitrite before i see any nitrate.... i tested the tap water... 0 across the board.... i also use prime to treat the water.....
 
you prob missed the nitrite spike. It sounds like you are almost done keep monitoring soon you should see amonia disapear. How are you cycling the tank?
 
did you just recently add a fish or all of those fish? You will only have a small amount of bacteria at first you can overload it if you add even just one fish more than what your bacteria can handle at a time. So if this is the case the extra bio load could have overloaded the amonia eating bacteria and you would still see amonia readings. And yes you can miss the nitrite spike they sometimes happin fast.
 
hmm maybe there is the problem.... i am using api liquid test kit (using the drops)... is there another test/test kit to confirm the ammonia reading...

im showing around .25 ppm of ammonia (slightly under based on the color card)....and no matter how often i change the water (treating with prime right away obviously) that number never seems to disappear... the fish seem quite happy.... they eat well.... and are very active
 
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