Hi guys.
I have about a 4 week old tank.
I had huge ammonia spikes, done several water changes.
I used the same bio-bag and black media sponge through everything.
About a week ago I got the ammonia down to 0, nitrites 0 & nitrates 0.
Last Sunday I brought the ammonia up to about .25 from feeding again, all week it hovered around .25 and .50. I performed no water changes and over a 24 hour period I slacked on Nitrite tests, today after testing, my ammonia is barely detectable and my Nitrates are at 5.0.
I have performed the tests about 4 times now and come out with the same 5.0 reading, so I am quite confident in my results. Although I missed the nitrite spike and this has made me reluctant to add new fish to my aquarium.
When I was having the huge ammonia spike problems (4ppm to be exact), I had a huge bacteria bloom and the water was so cloudy I could not even see in the tank, so after seeing that 2 weeks ago & having the results I'm having now, I do believe my initial cycle is completed.
What is your opinion?
I have about a 4 week old tank.
I had huge ammonia spikes, done several water changes.
I used the same bio-bag and black media sponge through everything.
About a week ago I got the ammonia down to 0, nitrites 0 & nitrates 0.
Last Sunday I brought the ammonia up to about .25 from feeding again, all week it hovered around .25 and .50. I performed no water changes and over a 24 hour period I slacked on Nitrite tests, today after testing, my ammonia is barely detectable and my Nitrates are at 5.0.
I have performed the tests about 4 times now and come out with the same 5.0 reading, so I am quite confident in my results. Although I missed the nitrite spike and this has made me reluctant to add new fish to my aquarium.
When I was having the huge ammonia spike problems (4ppm to be exact), I had a huge bacteria bloom and the water was so cloudy I could not even see in the tank, so after seeing that 2 weeks ago & having the results I'm having now, I do believe my initial cycle is completed.
What is your opinion?