Ding! Ding! Cycling Round Two

Well test gone a bit strange, i think i know why I added what i thought was one third dose of ammonia to tank on day 11 but i suspect now it wasn't enough and didn't take reading so on day 13 i got lovely reading of Ammo = 0 and Nitrite = 0 thought i was nearly there, i added a full dose of Ammonia up to 2ppm and today Day 14 reading is Ammo =0 but Nitrite is now 2.0 so iv'e added one third ammonia, am i on track?

Thanks Sue 

I think you might indeed be dosing too often.
Test every day till the nitrite level drops below 1.0 then add 2ml ammonia rather than 6 and see what the results are the following day.

These are biological entities; they never do things in a nice predictable manner!

Wait till tomorrow, if nitrite has dropped by then.

You have ammonia below 0.25 and nitrite below 1.0 so now add the big dose of ammonia and test after 24 hours.
If that shows zero for both the cycle has finished, but Christmas eve is not a good day for buying fish so add the smaller dose every 2 days till you can go fish shopping and do a big water change that morning or the day before.
If they are not zero, test again after another 24 hours.

At this stage in the cycle:
If nitrite is over 2, add a small dose and test after 48 hours. Keep doing this (small dose, test after 48 hours) until you reach a day when it is below 1.

Once nitrite drops below 1 48 hours after adding the small dose, add a big dose and test after 24 hours.

If nitrite is zero 24 hours after adding the big dose, the cycle has finished.
If nitrite is not zero, test after another 24 hours then repeat either the first or second above depending on how high the nitrite is on the latest testing.

I'm not good at explaining things at the moment as I have come down with The Cold that is doing the rounds here. The one with high temp, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, aching joints etc etc. Just in time for Christmas 

Sitting in front of a computer is all I can manage at the moment  Though what I type may not necessarily make any sense 

I couldn't even finish a glass of red wine last night  I'm better than I was yesterday though, I should be able to manage a whole glass tonight 

A tank that is fully stocked makes around 3ppm ammonia in 24 hours. Since you've been dosing to 2ppm ammonia, you should be able to get two thirds of 'fully stocked' once the cycle is finished.

If you are worried about the bacteria going dormant while the shops are shut, you could dose your big amount the day before you want to go shopping to make sure you have double zeros next day, but until then just the small dose every 2 days (after getting double zeros the first time) till the shops open again.