Hi, so, i have a question as to why my cycled tank is getting 1ppm of ammonia and 0ppm of nitrites and 5ppm of nitrates. As you can see in this picture it is cycled. The ammonia test is darker green in the picture than it actually was when i took it (this is 10-15 mins after test) . I did the same tests 4 days ago , which i got the same readings as today. Then the day after the test i did a huge wc, then let it sit for a day to stabilize, took another test, same readings as today and before. I cant get rid of this ammonia. I did a full gravel cleaning with the huge wc as well. Also before this huge wc the other day i did a 22 % wc a couple days before that. I have no old carbon in it that could spit back nutrients in the tank so idk. Did a filter and filter media cleaning 10 days ago. Gravel is immaculate and the water is crystal clear. Any thoughts?
