Aquarium Setup • Fishless cycle
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Fishless cycle
In need of your help, complete and utterly newbie to the hobby. I have question regarding my cycle. My tests are reading ammonia 4ppm, nitrite 0ppm and nitrate 5ppm. I have a seeded filter sponge in my filter. I also I have put alot of bb in it during the course of 5 days. Is something wrong. I have put dr. Tims pure ammonia in it on day 1 of the cycle.
- nicholascalhoun
- Joined: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:51 am
- Location: Tampa, florida
Re: Fishless cycle
Read the article in the Cichlid-forum Library about fishless cycling in the Water Chemistry section.
The ammonia is not being processed. The seeded filter sponge clearly does not have enough healthy and functioning beneficial bacteria to process 4ppm of ammonia overnight.
Not sure what you mean when you say you have put a lot of bb in during the 5 days? From a bottle? Or what was the source of the additional bb you added?
So since first step is to grow the bacteria that process ammonia, you just have to wait.
The ammonia is not being processed. The seeded filter sponge clearly does not have enough healthy and functioning beneficial bacteria to process 4ppm of ammonia overnight.
Not sure what you mean when you say you have put a lot of bb in during the 5 days? From a bottle? Or what was the source of the additional bb you added?
So since first step is to grow the bacteria that process ammonia, you just have to wait.
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DJRansome - Global Moderator
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Re: Fishless cycle
Bottle bacteria
- nicholascalhoun
- Joined: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:51 am
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Re: Fishless cycle
When you use a bottled product you need to go to the manufacturer for support. IDK how they are supposed to work, and I believe the various products have different instructions.
125G Borleyi, Multipunctata
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
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DJRansome - Global Moderator
- Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:30 am
- Location: Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Re: Fishless cycle
Will do thanks..quick up date nh3 4ppm,No2 0.50, N03,0
- nicholascalhoun
- Joined: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:51 am
- Location: Tampa, florida
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