New 55 gal tank fishless cycle

[Hholly]

When they get super high, or when the pH starts to drop.

 

[jlk]

You should be fine as long as your ph is stable. You want your ammonia and nitrite to steadily zero out in a 24hr period for a few days in a row then it will be time for a big wc or two. If your starts to fall, it's fine to do a wc to restore minerals and buffets and lower nitrates. Your just about cycled!

 

[Serg]

Results for today are

Ammonia : 0 ppm
Nitrite : between 2.0 and 5.0 ppm
Nitrate : 80 ppm

Ph : 8.0

 

[Serg]

Actually nitrate might be close to 160 ppm

 

[jlk]

When you have some free time, go ahead and do a decent sized water change to drop your nitrates. They appear to have reached a point that they may be slowing your progress here.

 

[Serg]

Results today

.25 ppm - ammonia
5.0 ppm - nitrite
160 ppm - nitrate

Ph - 8.2

I did a 45 - 50% water change today as well redose ammonia back to 4

 

[Hholly]

You're getting there! If you do one more big water change it might help.

 

[Serg]

Ok after doing the water change last night results for today are

Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrite - 0ppm
Nitrate - around 80ppm

Ph 8.0

Could it be that it's pretty much cycled?

 

[Hholly]

Could be. You might want to dose the tank a few more times to make sure. Then, try to get those nitrates to 20 or below. Good going!

 

[Serg]

Result today

Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 1.0 ppm
Nitrate 80 ppm

Ph 8.0

I was hoping the nitrites would be at zero today , but I guess cycle still has a lil more to go, should I go ahead and do a water change? I've only done one like 3 days ago

 

[Hholly]

Since your pH is steady you don't need to change any, but it won't hurt if you do.

 

[Serg]

Ok I did a 60 - 65 % water change , and I'm going to redose the ammonia

 

[jlk]

Looks great! Your cycle is just about complete!

 

[Serg]

Well results for today are

.25 ppm - ammonia
.50 ppm - nitrite
80 ppm - nitrate

Ph 8.0

I hope this is what it's suppose to do

 

[Hholly]

Well results for today are

.25 ppm - ammonia
.50 ppm - nitrite
80 ppm - nitrate

Ph 8.0

I hope this is what it's suppose to do

You dosed it to 4 yesterday?

 

[Serg]

Yeah I did after the water change

 

[Serg]

Just retested ammonia - looks like it's 0 ppm now

 

[Hholly]

Sound very good!

 

[Serg]

Results for today look a lot better

Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate. 80 ppm

Ph 8.2

 

[Hholly]

Looks cycled! Congrats!