Strange readings or normal test

mdel747

mdel747

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my tank has been running a month now ,

i went threw the high ammonia then the nitrite spike and very small rise in nitrate

test today is

0 nitrite ( Down from week of spikes )
0+ nitrate ( in between 0- first color )
0 + ammonia ( barely a change from yellow )

so is it over cycling and shouldn't i have higher readings of nitrate
im on a well i don't know if that changes things ,
 
Is your tank planted? You shoiuld have a higher nitrate reading. What type of test kit are you using and did you follow the instructions carefully?
 
no plants I'm using new api from Doc's master kit and i try and fallow instructions carefully , i even set a timer for the 5 min
i use prime on WC could that be part of it ,, for the low readings
 
Ok, it sounds as tho you are right at being finished with cycling, if not completely. Do you have fish in the tank already? If so, keep testing every day or so and see what you come up with.
 
i can do that i make sure i shake #2 1 min before hand on nitrate test then wait the 5 min , really i shake all of the bottles a little , but i will re test and put them back up for you
 
nitrate about the same before but the nitrite was high

and stop dosing if you mean prime it was with the WC , 2 days ago
it was fish cycle
 
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