Cycle Question

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  1. Kodak

    Kodak Astrea Snail

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    After about a month of cycling my reading were 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and 2 nitrate. I started ghost feeding my tank to maintain the beneficial bacterial until I get fish, which will be in another month or so. I noticed today that my nitrite went up to .01 and my nitrate is 5. Ammonia remains at 0. Is it normal from me to starting seeing nitrite again? BTW, I added the flake food yesterday. Thanks!
     
    Kodak, Jan 6, 2013
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  2. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    new tank syndrome, so kinda, especially how you are doing it, I'd at least grab a few hermits or snails to get some poo kicking in the tank and build up the population;)
     
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  3. dienerman

    dienerman Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Normal.... it takes a while to get things in balance. Any time you make an addition, fish, ghost feeding etc, it will take your system a little while to catch up.
     
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  4. PRETZ3L5

    PRETZ3L5 Astrea Snail

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    Happened to me when i was starting out. Add some hardy inverts like snails and hermit crabs and keep an eye on that nitrite.. mine went down eventually
     
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