regulardrake
Aquarium Advice Regular
All right this going to be a long one. I am a little worried I maybe stalled my fishless cycle. This is my first temp at fishless cycling and I have been following this guide.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f15/the-almost-complete-guide-and-faq-to-fishless-cycling-148283.html
Tank size is a 37G Tall.
On 9/14/14 is when I started my cycle.
Test results for start was
Ammonia - 4.0 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
Nitrate - 0 ppm
PH - 7.8
Tested the ammonia level every couple of days with same results.
On 9/22/14 is when I noticed the ammonia was starting to drop and test results for that day was
Ammonia - 2.0 PPM
Nitrite - 1.0 PPM
Nitrate - 10 PPM
PH - 7.8
On 9/23/14 results where
Ammonia - .50 PPM
Nitrite - 2.0 PPM
Nitrate - 40 PPM
PH - 7.8
and I dosed Ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
On 9/24/14 results where
Ammonia - 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 7.8
and dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
This is where I think I maybe stalled the cycle. 9/25/14 the results where
Ammonia - 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM (Pretty much purple on the 5 drop of nitrite solution. Which I think that is a sign Nitrite are though the roof.)
Nitrate - Maybe 80 PPM (Having a hard time reading this one its not as red as 160 but its still pretty red)
PH - 7.6 (Starting to drop at this point)
Dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM and I probably should of did a 50% water change here. But like a dumb *** I didn't.
9/26/14 results
Ammonia - 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - still 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - still 80 PPM
PH - 7.3
Dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
9/27/14 results
Ammonia 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 6.8
Dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
9/28/14 results
Ammonia 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 6.4
Dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
Today 9/29/14 results where
Ammonia 2.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 6.2
I did a 60% water change to try and bring the Nitrite and Nitrate to a readable level. 20 mins after water change the results where
Ammonia .50 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 7.3
Deiced to wait a couple of hours and test the water one last time and the results are
Ammonia - 0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 6.8
I don't like that my PH is dropping within two hours of a water change and I am worried that my PH has crashed and it stalled the cycle or the Nitrite and Nitrate are though the roof and that stalled the cycle also. So does it look like I stalled my cycle or is this normal? I am going to skip adding Ammonia tonight and do another 60% water change tomorrow to see if the Nitrite and Nitrate drop to a readable level.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f15/the-almost-complete-guide-and-faq-to-fishless-cycling-148283.html
Tank size is a 37G Tall.
On 9/14/14 is when I started my cycle.
Test results for start was
Ammonia - 4.0 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
Nitrate - 0 ppm
PH - 7.8
Tested the ammonia level every couple of days with same results.
On 9/22/14 is when I noticed the ammonia was starting to drop and test results for that day was
Ammonia - 2.0 PPM
Nitrite - 1.0 PPM
Nitrate - 10 PPM
PH - 7.8
On 9/23/14 results where
Ammonia - .50 PPM
Nitrite - 2.0 PPM
Nitrate - 40 PPM
PH - 7.8
and I dosed Ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
On 9/24/14 results where
Ammonia - 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 7.8
and dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
This is where I think I maybe stalled the cycle. 9/25/14 the results where
Ammonia - 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM (Pretty much purple on the 5 drop of nitrite solution. Which I think that is a sign Nitrite are though the roof.)
Nitrate - Maybe 80 PPM (Having a hard time reading this one its not as red as 160 but its still pretty red)
PH - 7.6 (Starting to drop at this point)
Dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM and I probably should of did a 50% water change here. But like a dumb *** I didn't.
9/26/14 results
Ammonia - 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - still 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - still 80 PPM
PH - 7.3
Dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
9/27/14 results
Ammonia 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 6.8
Dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
9/28/14 results
Ammonia 1.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 6.4
Dosed ammonia back up to 4.0 PPM.
Today 9/29/14 results where
Ammonia 2.0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 6.2
I did a 60% water change to try and bring the Nitrite and Nitrate to a readable level. 20 mins after water change the results where
Ammonia .50 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 7.3
Deiced to wait a couple of hours and test the water one last time and the results are
Ammonia - 0 PPM
Nitrite - 5.0 PPM
Nitrate - 80 PPM
PH - 6.8
I don't like that my PH is dropping within two hours of a water change and I am worried that my PH has crashed and it stalled the cycle or the Nitrite and Nitrate are though the roof and that stalled the cycle also. So does it look like I stalled my cycle or is this normal? I am going to skip adding Ammonia tonight and do another 60% water change tomorrow to see if the Nitrite and Nitrate drop to a readable level.