on the way... Parameter update

My tank is still undergoing cycling, but at such a rapid pace. I tested the water today and check out the results!

The ammonia levels have gone down, while the nitrite and nitrate is peaking. The nitrite is reading at about 2.0 ppm and the nitrate is at 20 ppm. I'm thrilled the ammonia has gone down!

Although ammonia and nitrite are both toxic, the hermit crabs, snail,  and sea stars are all doing very well. Since they are toxic I have been adding Prime, which removes the toxicity of ammonia and nitrite, but without removing it from the water so it still shows up on parameter tests.

As for the speed of the cycling, I accredit it to NutraFin cycle-- I have been dosing twice a week at 5mg.  It is building up the bacteria in my tank that will turn ammonia --> nitrite --> nitrate(which I can remove.)

So far, the cycling process is going very well. I will post some sea star information later.