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thanks everyone for your input. it was useful. now I'm fully cycled. I did a test and the results reads PH 7.0, ammonia is 0, nitrite 0, and nitrate is 20. I should be getting the baby cichlids this from my friend @ work. i will see it will work out. thanks again for all input.

good news now. my tank is cycled.....I did a test and the results reads PH 7.0, ammonia is 0, nitrite 0, and nitrate is 20. I should be getting the baby cichlids this from my friend @ work. i will see it will work out. thanks for all input.

also jlk, i did a 50% water change over the weekend.

thanks jlk. I just did a test and the results reads PH 7.0, ammonia is 0, nitrite1.0, and nitrate is 10. Of lately i have been using pellets and flake food to supply the ammonia source. I removed the decayed piece of fish on Saturday. should i put another piece of fish flesh to bring up...

Thanks Coyote251. I did a 50% water change on Saturday and those results was recorded on Sunday. It's now reads PH 7.0, ammonia is 0, nitrite1.0, and nitrate is 10. Now i'm using pellets and flake food to bring the ammonia back up. the temp is now 86F

thanks Crawdaddy. I just did a test and the results reads PH 7.0, ammonia is 0, nitrite1.0, and nitrate is 10. Of lately i have been using pellets and flake food to supply the ammonia source. I removed the decayed piece of fish on Saturday. should i put another piece of fish flesh to bring up...

now my nitrite and nitrate seems to be moving. the PH is now 6.5, ammonia is 0, nitrite is 1.0, and nitrate is 40. is this considered a full cycle?

now my nitrite and nitrate seems to be moving. the PH is now 6.5, ammonia is 0, nitrite is 1.0, and nitrate is 40. is this considered a full cycle?

ThanksT-Rex91 for the info. At this point the ammonia is still high at 4, the PH is at 7 and no nitrites and nitrates. the temp is reading 74F. i just purchase a heater and installed it and i will just wait and see.

also should i continue to use a water conditioner in the fishless tank when ever i change or replenish water.

Thank you. i did several water changes during the first 5 weeks. This morning i added water cause the level had dropped i have a fluval c3 5 stage power filter, an air stone in a 36 gallon bow tank. not sure which kind of cichlids yet. A friend @ work has cichlids with lots of fry and is...

This morning the PH was still @ 7. i did water changes several times already. this morning i add water because the level had dropped. the temp went up from 74F degrees to 76F degrees. i should probably get a heater to boost the temp.

thanks JLK. The ammonia is reading at 4ppm, 4 times higher than the ideal of 0ppm. now for the temp, i don't have a heater. Is it recommended that i do.

hello. thanks for any help you can give me. what do you recommend to start up an american cichlid tank. i have been trying for five weeks now. if you can check out my thread it will be well appreciated. It's called cichlid tank setup under Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion. i did not...

Can anyone tell me does the temperature affect the nitrites from rising? The tank right now is 74F/23C degrees.

this morning i had check the ammonia and PH levels. i've found that the ammonia has remained high, and the PH has leveled of @ 7 (the ideal). the nitrites and nitrates has not move from 0. every day i would drop a pinch of pellets and since the first time i have posted i drop in a piece of raw a...

thanks for the info bud29.

i started a fishless tank about 4 weeks now, and i haven't seen any spikes in nitrites or nitrates. there is a very high spike in ammonia and the PH. in the second week i started to pour in caps full of clear ammonia everyday until the 4th week. i began to think that the ammonia is affecting the...