jenelle
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hoping someone might have some insight: I'm doing a fishless cycle in a Fluval Edge 5 gallon using pure ammonia (planted). I'm on day 10. 3 days ago, I added some media from trusted LFS.
From day 1 I've kept the ammonia hovering around 4ppm. Both before and after I added the media from the LFS I was showing trace amounts of nitrite and nitrate. I'm checking parameters pretty religiously because I have a gorgeous new betta waiting to put into the tank! (He's in a filterless fish bowl at the moment).
This morning I checked parameters and my ammonia is still 4ppm, but my nitrites are gone. My nitrates are still showing at 5 ppm after a 25% water change.
Have I somehow killed the cycle by keeping the ammonia too high? Am I starting all over again?
From day 1 I've kept the ammonia hovering around 4ppm. Both before and after I added the media from the LFS I was showing trace amounts of nitrite and nitrate. I'm checking parameters pretty religiously because I have a gorgeous new betta waiting to put into the tank! (He's in a filterless fish bowl at the moment).
This morning I checked parameters and my ammonia is still 4ppm, but my nitrites are gone. My nitrates are still showing at 5 ppm after a 25% water change.
Have I somehow killed the cycle by keeping the ammonia too high? Am I starting all over again?