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After 20 days

Does anyone think my water hardness could be the reason my tank hasn't started cycling?

Thanks for all the info guys, so...... 2 rainbow widows and 10 neon tetras.... 18 days later PH 6.6 ammonia big fat zero.... Nitrite 0......nitrate 0 .. General hardness 13 drops..... The other hardness one 6 drops... Water temp 30•C .. Fish are all eating well and I've done 1 10%water...

10 days later and still no levels :( the ammonia readings barely register and nothing for the others. What am I doing wrong?

Just added a handful of used media to the new filter Day 4 still no readings. Ph 6.8 NH 0 NO2 0 NO3 0 Th inking about adding a couple tetras.

Awesome thanks for your help.

The temp has been slowly rising from 26 and steady at 27 for the last 2 days. PH I keep at 6.8. So hopefully it's ticking along nicely, I'll put a handful in the new filter tonight and see what readings I get tomorrow. Do you think keeping the bubble curtain on oxygenating the water will help...

How instant we talking here? the established one is only a small filter but I reckon I can get away with a handful of those ceramic tubes and black plastic thingys. Thanks for the quick responses guys.

Should I wait for an ammonia reading 1st ?

Hi everyone, glad to be a part of the crew. I started out looking for a fighting fish and ended walking out of the local FS with a 30L tropical starter kit 18 months ago,Awesome decision. out took a while to cycle and some hard work due to not being patient and adding a couple guppys. Turns out...

My 1st 55 gallon cycle