u/Sudden-Day-8048

I had a 5 gallon tank that I transferred all the water, filter media, substrate and decor over into a 10 gallon tank. It’s been about 4 weeks and it’s like my cycle isn’t even there. This tank has a heater which my other didn’t and a better filter but the sponges in the filter are the same. My ammonia is detectable and I’m doing water changes every two days because of the ammonia. I’ve added stability, got a decent KH and PH. Why am I still seeing no progress on this cycle. It’s like no BB is present at all. And I just recently took a piece of sponge from a well established tank and placed it in the filter just in case. I’m so confused. Help or ideas please

I had a 5 gallon tank that I transferred all the water, filter media, substrate and decor over into a 10 gallon tank. It’s been about two weeks and it’s like my cycle isn’t even there. This tank has a heater which my other didn’t and a better filter but the sponges in the filter are the same. My ammonia is detectable and I’m doing water changes every two days because of the ammonia. I’ve added stability, got a decent KH and PH. Why am I still seeing no progress on this cycle.

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I read this sometime between roughly 2013 and 2017 (it may have been published a bit earlier, but that’s the window when I actually read it). It’s YA fantasy, possibly the first in a series, and the world felt European-medieval. A lot of my memory is fuzzy, so please forgive the vagueness — I’m unsure about many of these details and could be wrong on several.

What I think I remember:

**•** The main character was a young woman raised as a **priestess** after she lost her family or was given up in some kind of temple/monastery, but she was secretly more important than an ordinary priestess.
**•** Her **skin was covered/marked** — and this is the part I’m least sure about: it may have been **tattoos, or it may have been burn marks/scars.** She kept her skin covered either way.
**•** The color **red** felt important — possibly the priestesses’ **robes were red**, but I’m not certain.
**•** A **tyrant/ruler attacked the temple** and **killed her mentor.**
**•** She ends up **reluctantly caring for an injured young man** she didn’t want to help. She falls in love with him, and I believe they **married** by the end.
**•** The injured man was some **relation of the antagonist** — I *think* a nephew, and the antagonist *might* have been his uncle, but I’m honestly not sure about the exact relationship.
**•** It ends with a **major fight/confrontation with the antagonist**, and the tyrant is killed — either by the MC or the love interest.

I’m hazy on names, the setting’s exact flavor, and cover details. Any guesses appreciated, even partial ones — thank you!

Solved solved solved. It was Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott