fishless cycling journal!

[Rosenweiss]

If this is a fish-in cycle though, DON'T by any means add ammonia! The fish's waste should give you enough and adding more could kill them. Sorry if I'm confused but I think your other thread said you had fish in it...

 

[allaboutfish]

my 10 does my 29 wont this thread is regarding my 29 the other for my 10 also should i do water changes everyday since idk the nitrites

 

[Rosenweiss]

For your 10, yeah, you should do water changes daily until you're sure it's fully cycled.

 

[allaboutfish]

ok thank you! last thing are there any signs your done or should i just wait about 3 weeks and the take it to petco to get the water checked

 

[Rosenweiss]

The signs you are done is 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, an a showing of nitrates. If you can't check it yourself, then yep, wait a few weeks, continue with your pwc, and then have your LFS check it for you!

 

[allaboutfish]

thanks! so back to the 29 gallon update supposed to have the stand ready by monday so ill start cycling monday! excited

 

[Rosenweiss]

Excellent! Keep us updated.

 

[allaboutfish]

i will

 

[allaboutfish]

update; i bought a filter the tetra 30-60 it was beteen this one and the aqua tech 30-60 i pic,ked this on even though it was more expensive bc my aqua tech 5-15 broke within the second day (nothing against aqua tech they sent me a new propeller in a couple days but it still didnt work but my 10-20 works great). does anybody else have tetra and was this a good choice?

 

[mommytron]

i've been running a couple tetra whisper 10-30's (internal filters) for like a year with success. i like them

 

[Rosenweiss]

I run a Tetra Whisper. They aren't too bad, although AquaClear is better. But Tetra is the best you can get at WalMart.

 

[allaboutfish]

this isnt a tetra whisper though..... i hope it's not gonna be loud would it be ok to test for about a minute on my 10gallon?

 

[allaboutfish]

does this look like a good stand? the thing that kind of makes me nerous is will it fall over easily on carpet i really hate how it doesnt have any room to put anything on it too. maybe ill just stick with building one.
http://reviews.walmart.com/1336/104...aquarium-20-29-stand-1-ct-reviews/reviews.htm

 

[allaboutfish]

does beneficial bacteria die outside of water

 

[Bettababe1011]

does beneficial bacteria die outside of water

Yes. As soon as it's dried up, they're dead. It's aquatic bacteria. Like if a fish dried up.

 

[allaboutfish]

ok

 

[allaboutfish]

will this kit work it says it has nitrites bc it's cheaper then the master kit
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tetra-Laborett-Master-Aquarium-Water-Test-Kit-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/3635399

 

[Bettababe1011]

But it doesn't have nitrAtes. The API really is the best. It's worth the money.

 

[allaboutfish]

should i do 50% or 25% water changes when dealing with nitrites and not knowing the levels?

 

[Rosenweiss]

Yeah, definitely. I'd say 25-50% a day until you're sure they're at zero.