Fishless Cycle

Hope you dont mind me doing this but I want to check I am doing the right thing.

I started the fishless cycle on
June 12th.

Ph 7.6
Ammonia 4
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10

June 13th
Ammonia 4
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10

June 14th
Ammonia 4
Nitrite 0 (? slight colouration)
Nitrate 10

June 15th
Ammonia 4
Nitrite 0 (? slight colouration)
Nitrate 10

June 16th
Ammonia 4
Nitrite 0 (? slight colouration?)
Nitrate 10

Nothing seems to be happening - should I be seeing som Nitrite by now??

Too early to start worrying motsy, it can take a while for things to start moving.

Post your results as often as you like - it's always good to see how you are getting on

NirItes will show soon enough!

Get ready to be bored

Do you mean I'll be bored or I'll make you bored going on about it Matt?

No change todsay, still nothing happening!

Matt means you'll be bored lol. I'd not test your nitrAte for now, it'll be up & down like a fiddlers arm during the cycle.

Good luck

maybe you know someone who could squeeze some gunk from their filter into yours? Or maybe get some gravel from them?

Failing that maybe ask at a LFS? or buy some decor which has been in the stores tank already (it will all come with bacteria)

Disaster!! I cant find the colour charts anywhere!! I have tested the water and I think the Nitrite is a little bit darker than it was yesterday, but I dont know where the Hell the colour cards have gone - I cant find any of them!!

I am just wondering whether I picked them up with some other stuff and chiucked them - the binmen came this morning. Do you think the lfs would have a spare copy if I asked them??

You might get them from the manufacturer if you email them

If you Like I can take a shot of the NitrIte card if thats any use?

Found them down the back of the tank!! Today Ammonia 4, nitrite 0.25 - definately.

Looks like something is starting to happen

good news your NItrite will slowly rise.

its all good so far.

Thanks GD, Im jusy g;ad that I found the cards - thanks for the offer of help though

no worries been there and done it and got the t-shirt motsy, its a long boring process but I have not lost a fish due to poor water.

just 2 deformed Zebra danios which I expected to die they were shaped like a V lol

couldnt swim towell just weak fish!

Lol GD... looking good so far motsy

No change today, but put the lights on so I had something to look at! - I am worrying about my sanity now!

It'll get there

I always put the lights on my tank too. I used to sit and think how nice it looked and move the fake plants and ornaments around to make it look nice!

charley wrote:

I always put the lights on my tank too. I used to sit and think how nice it looked and move the fake plants and ornaments around to make it look nice!

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