Cycling my tank. Am I doing it right?

[nickzaver92]

Nitrate testing quite tricky if you are using API test kit, you WILL NEED TO SHAKE the bottle like no tomorrow for couple minutes then do the test and wait for color to form after 10 minutes.

Thanks for the tip!! I literally just did that a minute ago and the water hasnt changed color at all. I'll shake it more and fill you in with an update.

 

[nickzaver92]

Even if your fish came to LFS clean, it probably picked something up there, I would still quarantine....2.0 ppm of ammonia will likely kill your fish IMO

Just tested ammonia, and it was absolutely gone.