fishless cycle...high nitrites

[captainahab]

I would presume that if the ammonia load was small, there would never be real high readings. I have been adding 12 ml ammonia ( I guestimate it's a 10% mix) every day. Going on 2 weeks now and going to go take readings now.

 

[captainahab]

ammonia (before feeding) 0ppm, nitrite still off scale but possibly dropped to 6ppm, nitrate 20ppm. Looks like there is movement! Going to switch to a twice a day feeding with ammonia to try preventing it from going to zero; half amount of course.