High levels of nitrate, nitrite, ammonia

I just added my clown, and i had a nitrate spike (40ppm) , I did a 50% water change (10 gallon tank) last night, and this morning I retested the water and I have a 0.50ppm ammonia, 0.50 ppm nitrite and 40ppm nitrate, should I do another water change?

 

Are u a beginner? I wouldn't do ten gallons because its harder to maintain parameters. Remember that it isn't as easy as freshwater. And please don't cycle with fish... I recommend at least thirty gallons.

 

all my levels were 0 cept ph, before I added the fish into the tank, waited over a month before i added the fish

 

During that month did you do anything in the tank? If not then you haven't done a cycle at all. Of course your parameters will be 0; u didn't do anything and waiting won't help. No wonder ur parameters aren't good

 

you need to cycal your tank your just starting it now

 

Lol yeah I added live rock, 6lb. and dead shrimp. but thanks, come again.

 

Well a minimum for a clown is uually twenty gallons. If u ended ur cycle with zero nitrates then ur cycle insnt done

 

I wouldnt do a water change as stated before you tank is jsut now starting to cycle especially if you still have signs of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate together. I can take more then a month to cycle a tank I took mine almost 2.5 months.

 

I would start doing daily water-changes and tests, to see where I'm going, if it where me. I would not do 50% daily. 25% is a lot if you ask me. Do you have any idea what caused the spike? I'm not good with nanos they change too quick for me, but I thought I'd chime in anyway. Hope it helps in some way

 

if you did finish the cycle how much have you been feeding your clown since you have had him in?