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Here's a somewhat perplexing question that I haven't gotten any straight answers to yet from some of the more experienced plant guru's I know...
I was in the process of cycling a tank, the nitrite levels were just beginning to peak, when I planted it heavily...
Now logic told me that while all of the bacteria wouldn't die, a lot of it would get choked off by the plants absorbing ammonia thus speeding up the cycle...
It's been close to 24 hours with no decline in nitrite levels, and I'm worried that I may have stuck my tank in an eternal cycle with the plants removing nitrate before it gets a chance to propogate to a level needed to remove all of the nitrite?
Any thoughts on this?
I was in the process of cycling a tank, the nitrite levels were just beginning to peak, when I planted it heavily...
Now logic told me that while all of the bacteria wouldn't die, a lot of it would get choked off by the plants absorbing ammonia thus speeding up the cycle...
It's been close to 24 hours with no decline in nitrite levels, and I'm worried that I may have stuck my tank in an eternal cycle with the plants removing nitrate before it gets a chance to propogate to a level needed to remove all of the nitrite?
Any thoughts on this?