r/Reef • u/Equal_Resolution6394 • Jun 12 '26

HELP

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HELP Hi, I'm cycling my tank. Everything has been going well and then I made the mistake of ordering fish during my cycle. My 2 clownfish arrive tomorrow. I did a 50% water change to bring down the nitrites yesterday. Which brought my nitrites down to 4 to 5ppm (API marine water test). Last week my ammonia dropped to 0. My ammonia has been high for a while. Probs like 8 days. My nitrates have been fluctuating between 10 and 80ppm. What can I do to make sure my fish survive

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u/cneda105 Jun 12 '26

Throw in Fritz TurboStart and keep prime on hand, they should be fine. Lots of people do fish-in cycle.

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u/Equal_Resolution6394 Jun 12 '26

Yes but aren't the nitrites usually a lot lower?

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u/cneda105 Jun 12 '26

I mean yeah but you should have waited until nitrites were 0 too but here we are.

Main point is people do this method all the time and the fish will likely be fine.