15 gallon live rock cycle

[Bearchumjs]

I agree. Retest. Make sure you shake up the nitrate bottles really good.

 

[pattyfurg]

I'm already at work but I did retest before I left and it was the same

 

[Bearchumjs]

I'm already at work but I did retest before I left and it was the same

That seems odd. I don't know why the nitrates would have dropped so much. Test again tomorrow. If you get the same result, maybe toss in a little of whatever you used to cycle (you used fish food or something I think, right?) and test again in 24 hours. Your cycle is probably over, but if I were you I'd want to make sure.

 

[pattyfurg]

Ok cool even though there's a little bit of ammonia?

 

[Bearchumjs]

Ok cool even though there's a little bit of ammonia?

That's why you should retest after work and toss in a little food or whatever you used to cycle with. If your levels are zero after a day or 2 I'd say the cycle is done.

 

[Beengirl]

Yeah, it's really odd or the nitrites to drop so much in a day. Most of the cycle is usually spent waiting for the nitrites to drop cuz that BB reproduces more slowly than the ammonia ones do.

 

[pattyfurg]

Ill test my results in the morning too tired from work -,-'

 

[pattyfurg]

Same results

Ammonia 0.25ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 10ppm

 

[Bearchumjs]

Well, toss in a little fish flakes or something and test again tomorrow.

 

[pattyfurg]

Fish flakes are in

 

[Djsilentchild]

That seems odd. I don't know why the nitrates would have dropped so much. Test again tomorrow. If you get the same result, maybe toss in a little of whatever you used to cycle (you used fish food or something I think, right?) and test again in 24 hours. Your cycle is probably over, but if I were you I'd want to make sure.

My nitrites dropped like that... Idk what caused it to do that but I also had no ammonia... Nitrates was my bigger problem

 

[pattyfurg]

With my freshwater tank that happened to me :/

I had no ammonia and really high nitrites an nitrates but then the next day it was all at 0 and i never got ammonia, nitrite or nitrates :/

 

[PurplePolyp]

My tank took 5 weeks to cycle. It was a 90 gallon though.

 

[Dreamsound1]

Wow my nephews 20 gallon only took 2 weeks to cycle

 

[PurplePolyp]

120 pounds of live rock and I didn't add anything to the tank but the buffer to raise ph to 8.3. Just filled her up and let her go. I have never had any problems with water quality.

 

[pattyfurg]

Truthfully guys... I'm getting a 200 gallon probobly next week so I really don't care much about this thank anymore! Haha the tank I'm getting is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING !!

 

[Dreamsound1]

Well that's really cool and can't wait to see pics of it and I'm happy for you. I got a 145 gallon with the stand tank 3 canister filters heater and 2 two lights gravel and all that for $50.00

 

[pattyfurg]

HAhaha I'm getting all of this for $1,200 :S

Doesn't come with a filter but it has two skimmers, base rock, gravel, co2, calcium retractor pump (dunno what that is) and two halogen lights with white and blue lights ^.^

 

[PurplePolyp]

You aren't really using gravel in a saltwater tank are you?

 

[PurplePolyp]

And throw out the halogen lights. Upgrade to T5 or led. Halogen lights are the wrong spectrum and but to hot.