Cycling without an ammonia spike?

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Hey all, this is my last cycling post, I promise!

So I have been cycling my tank for about 9 days now using Seachem Stability. I also have 6 Danio and some plants in my tank. After about 2 days, my ammonia reading went up to a solid .25, and had stayed there. However yesterday I got my first nitrite reading (.25) and tonight it was up to .50ish. The thing is, I thought that before you see Nitrites, you see an ammonia spike, which I never saw. On top of this, my ammonia readings seem to be going down, from a solid .25 all the way through yesterday, to a much more lighter greenish yellow that seems in between 0 and .25.

I skipped testing the water 2 days ago (So I guess Nitrites could have appeared 2 days ago and I just missed it, but still), so the only way I could have had an ammonia spike was on that day, with no rises before and a drastic drop in less than a day. Thats not possible, right?

Thanks!

Edit: Also I am not overfeeding.
 
Technically, if you believe Seachem in regards to their claims about Stability, it should cycle your tank almost instantly. So, I would actually be slightly concerned that you have measurable ammonia and nitrite. I have used Stability before and have never lost a fish, and the fish do not seem to suffer as the tank gets established - so I do recommend the stuff. The weird thing is I have never had a measurable amount of ammonia or nitrite while using Stability.
 
Do you have nitrates? Im cycling with Tetra SafeStart and I havent had any measurable levels yet. . Even after a week. Not even nitrates. I would be a bit concerned about your ammonia and nitrite too. What size tank do you have?
 
wrslrcichlid said:
Technically, if you believe Seachem in regards to their claims about Stability, it should cycle your tank almost instantly. So, I would actually be slightly concerned that you have measurable ammonia and nitrite. I have used Stability before and have never lost a fish, and the fish do not seem to suffer as the tank gets established - so I do recommend the stuff. The weird thing is I have never had a measurable amount of ammonia or nitrite while using Stability.
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Well it claims to cycle in 7 days, and later today I will be dosing the tank for the 7th time (haven't tested yet today). I've never heard of using it and getting no ammonia and nitrites.


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Bennlfer said:
Do you have nitrates? Im cycling with Tetra SafeStart and I havent had any measurable levels yet. . Even after a week. Not even nitrates. I would be a bit concerned about your ammonia and nitrite too. What size tank do you have?
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No nitrates yet. I have a 55 gallon and I'm not really concerned about nitrites and ammonia, since they are both really low.


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