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cycle again and what?

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the tank is been cycle for that last ( cant remember) but more than a month for sure ...last few week i did a w/c 35% to bring the nitrate down from 150ppm to about 100ppm...my reading few day ago
ammonia 0.25ppm
nitrite 1ppm
nitrate 80ppm
now just 5min ago
ammonia 0.25ppm
nitrite 0ppm
nitrate 20ppm
i test is 2times same reading ....did i do some wrong when i did the w/c .why my nitrate drop ...should my nitrate be higher when my tank done cycle .....and if nitrite 0ppm why ammonia still there????anyone know????
PROV356 where are you bro???
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cichlids _killer
well i said that i'll kill myself if i start over again.....i just did so i'll kill my self soon :lol: ( not)
ammonia 2ppm
nitrite 5ppm
nitrate ( i didnt even bother to check)
last night i did a 50% water change and start to add ammonia ...tonight that's my reading ,i guess its another 4-6 weeks wait huh?
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i think you should take a dump on your test kit and go get a new one...

either that, or you are way off on your testing abilities.

I've never seen numbers this all over the place.
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kewlkatdady said:
i think you should take a dump on your test kit and go get a new one...

either that, or you are way off on your testing abilities.

I've never seen numbers this all over the place.
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u know what ...kinda funny though cause thats same ways my buddy hobby told me ....either im color blind or the test kit is old ....
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lol...
I'd take a water sample to a LFS and see what they say...

good luck as I'm as confused as you are.
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