How long does a cycle take?
- Thread starter jbfootin
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I'd think your ammonia should be dropping soon. Only reason it wouldn't may be if you're using Amquel or a product that says it makes ammonia go away, you could get a false positive on ammonia on your test results. Good deal that you have nitrates 
Keep up those water changes. Usually it takes about twice as long for the nitrites to drop as it does for the ammonia to drop.
Keep up those water changes. Usually it takes about twice as long for the nitrites to drop as it does for the ammonia to drop.Update: Week 5
I still have amonia, nitrites and nitrates, and am still doing regular water changes to help the fish. They must be doing fine cuz last night I noticed that we had 2 baby guppies that have shown up. *celebrate All the fish seem healthy and happy but all of the levels are in the danger zone, even after a 20% water change. I am starting to think that the test strips are not real accurate, and will stop tonght to get some test tube type tests.
I still have amonia, nitrites and nitrates, and am still doing regular water changes to help the fish. They must be doing fine cuz last night I noticed that we had 2 baby guppies that have shown up. *celebrate All the fish seem healthy and happy but all of the levels are in the danger zone, even after a 20% water change. I am starting to think that the test strips are not real accurate, and will stop tonght to get some test tube type tests.