Nitrite and nitrate through the roof during cycle

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Louis287
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Did my final water change before getting fish today last night just to check the results of the test with you before I head to my local LFS

0 ammonia
0 nitrites
Nitrate 10/20 ppm
PH7.4 high range test

Am I good to go?
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How many days have you had double zeroes in 24hrs?
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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3/4 days now! Everything seems to be ok
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Louis287 wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:42 am 3/4 days now! Everything seems to be ok
You still had traces of nitrite on Thursday so no, I wouldn’t be getting fish today, sorry.
240L Fluval Roma with Oase 600 Biomaster: 1 German red bristlenose, 4 male cherry barbs, 6 standard rummynose, 3 golden rummynose tetra, 9 emperor tetra, 14 cardinal tetra, 2 hengeli rasbora, 3 nerite snails, 1 adult Sulawesi snail and multiple juveniles continually appearing.

Parameters: gH2, kH1, pH7.4 (tap).
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