MyameeGirl
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi All,
I have been fishless cycling my 6.6 gallon tank for over a month!
My ammonia spiked, followed by my NitrItes, and then my ammonia went to 0, but my NitrItes stayed at 5ppm for over a week with no change.
I was advised to do a PWC, which I did, about 70% and that was on this past Sunday. I checked the levels everyday and I had NitrItes at a low concentration, and as of today, my readings are: Ammonia: 0, NitrItes: 0, and NitrAtes: Btwen 5-10ppm.
Am I cycled?
Do I need to do anything else before I get my lil' in there?
Not sure if I should a pinch of food to see if it stays at those levels, put some SafeStart in there to make sure it goes back to the same levels?
People have been giving me all kinds of advice and I'm very confused.
Anyway, any help you guys could give me is much appreciated.
I'm ordering a Betta off Aquabid and the seller ships out on the 13th of the month, so I'm trying to hit that date.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INPUT!!
I have been fishless cycling my 6.6 gallon tank for over a month!
My ammonia spiked, followed by my NitrItes, and then my ammonia went to 0, but my NitrItes stayed at 5ppm for over a week with no change.
I was advised to do a PWC, which I did, about 70% and that was on this past Sunday. I checked the levels everyday and I had NitrItes at a low concentration, and as of today, my readings are: Ammonia: 0, NitrItes: 0, and NitrAtes: Btwen 5-10ppm.
Am I cycled?
Do I need to do anything else before I get my lil' in there?
Not sure if I should a pinch of food to see if it stays at those levels, put some SafeStart in there to make sure it goes back to the same levels?
People have been giving me all kinds of advice and I'm very confused.
Anyway, any help you guys could give me is much appreciated.
I'm ordering a Betta off Aquabid and the seller ships out on the 13th of the month, so I'm trying to hit that date.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INPUT!!