Hey everyone,
My 5 year old son has been asking for a community tank for a while now and the wife and I finally decided it was time to let him get one. I actually kept my 20 gallon tank from when I was younger and set it up for him. It's been a while since I've kept fish and my first time trying a fishless cycle. I always did a fish in cycle and just tried to stay on top of water changes until my tank cycled. I am trying to avoid losing fish right off the bat for him.
I am about 3 weeks into my cycle and it seems to have hit a wall. I have attached my latest readings. My ammonia levels don't seem to be going down even though I have nitrite and nitrate readings. Any advice on how to get the cycle to finish? Is my nitrite reading too high and I need to do a water change to bring it down? Or do I just need to be more patient and let it do it's thing?
I appreciate all the help!
My 5 year old son has been asking for a community tank for a while now and the wife and I finally decided it was time to let him get one. I actually kept my 20 gallon tank from when I was younger and set it up for him. It's been a while since I've kept fish and my first time trying a fishless cycle. I always did a fish in cycle and just tried to stay on top of water changes until my tank cycled. I am trying to avoid losing fish right off the bat for him.
I am about 3 weeks into my cycle and it seems to have hit a wall. I have attached my latest readings. My ammonia levels don't seem to be going down even though I have nitrite and nitrate readings. Any advice on how to get the cycle to finish? Is my nitrite reading too high and I need to do a water change to bring it down? Or do I just need to be more patient and let it do it's thing?
I appreciate all the help!