Fishless Cycle Test Results

[r312h]

It is ro-di water, mixed to a sg of 1.023 i believe. There aren't any fish inside the tank right now, but I'll keep it in mind to not overfeed the fish when I do get some. I just wanted to make sure that the cycle seems to be going as planned, I wasn't too sure about the nitrates being so high. What exactly is a denitrifier?

[ORayRay]

just let it be, it takes a hot min to cycle, mine finally finished a week ago but it took forever, almost a month

[melosu58]

Originally Posted by r312h

What exactly is a denitrifier?

Read this article where it talks about denitrification. It`s a piece of equipment that utilizes what he`s talking about.

Filtration Basics by Doug Wojtczak - Reefkeeping.com

[r312h]

Hello, just an update on my test results today (6/30)

Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 40ppm

I'm not quite sure why the nitrates dropped from the previous readings, I may not have been mixing the 2nd test solution long enough. From reading up, I think a large water change should be done now, along with monitoring the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrates. Is that correct?

[thincat]

Originally Posted by r312h

Hello, just an update on my test results today (6/30)

Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 40ppm

I'm not quite sure why the nitrates dropped from the previous readings, I may not have been mixing the 2nd test solution long enough. From reading up, I think a large water change should be done now, along with monitoring the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrates. Is that correct?

That's what I said. do it before you add any animals to your tank. PWC is the fastest way to reduce nitrates. I run a DBS and it took almost 3-4 months before it really kicked in. Then I had tons of tiny nitrogen bubbles coming out of my sand. Lookd like i had an airstone under my sandbed,LOL

[r312h]

Originally Posted by thincat

That's what I said. do it before you add any animals to your tank. PWC is the fastest way to reduce nitrates. I run a DBS and it took almost 3-4 months before it really kicked in. Then I had tons of tiny nitrogen bubbles coming out of my sand. Lookd like i had an airstone under my sandbed,LOL

LOL yea thats where I got it from. Alrite i'll get the water change done soon. Thanks for the advice, hopefully I'll be able to have some critters in the tank soon.

[CaptainAhab]

Denitrator : Sulfur Denitrator

Started to build one then my new 90 build got bogged down.. and then so did everything else..

I know 2 people who built them and are having great results.

[thincat]

Don't forget to setup a QT before the arrivial of your first fish!