Hi All! New member here!
Looking for some guidance as I'm in the middle of cycling a 29 gallon freshwater planted tank. I have been dosing ammonia daily, and am seeing results, so I know I'm on the right track, but just need a little clarification.
Tested this morning with readings as follows (using APA test kit):
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrites - .50 ppm
Nitrates - 5.0 ppm
Dosed ammonia back up to around 4.0 and left for work. Came home and tested around 12 hours later and readings were as follows:
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrites - looked closer to 2.0 ppm (I may be off a bit as the colors on the chart are VERY similar in the 2 to 5 ppm area)
Nitrates - still around 5.0 ppm
Since the nitrites jumped up quite a bit, should I wait and dose ammonia again in the morning and just add some additional bacteria tonight instead? I have been using seachem stability as bacteria source, and added some seeded materials from an established 10 gallon last week.
I have not tested pH this evening, but it tests 7.6 consistently since I started. Just not sure if I should dose ammonia now, or bacteria now and ammonia in the morning.
Oh!! And I have a planted+ led light that I have been keeping off during the last several days, as it was strongly recommended to keep algae from forming. I turn the lights on full blast for around 2 hrs in the evening so the plans have something - but I am worried that they will start to suffer with the a continued absence of light.
Thanks in advance for any/all guidance! 
| 
