AlanofSmith
Aquarium Advice Newbie
A 29 gallon aquarium was donated to my classroom. I have experience with a fish-in cycle at home. I followed the steps listed in 'The (almost) Complete Guide To Fishless Cycling' by Eric Ogilvie. I was able to fishless cycle my tank in less than four weeks! It is amazing how high the nitrates and nitrites get when you spike the tank full of ammonia and use a little seeder material.
I just added 10 fancy guppies in the past two days. When I tested my tank this morning, I was surprised to see my ammonia was at 1 ppm. The nitrites were also (very slightly) elevated. I will do a water change to bring those levels down. I thought that with the mega bacteria I grew with the fishless cycle, there would be no change in the levels. Is it normal to have variations in the ammonia, nitrites and nitrates when introducing fish after a fishless cycle?
I couldn't have done it without this wonderful guide. Thank you Eric for your time and effort!
Alan Smith
Wallingford, Connecticut
I just added 10 fancy guppies in the past two days. When I tested my tank this morning, I was surprised to see my ammonia was at 1 ppm. The nitrites were also (very slightly) elevated. I will do a water change to bring those levels down. I thought that with the mega bacteria I grew with the fishless cycle, there would be no change in the levels. Is it normal to have variations in the ammonia, nitrites and nitrates when introducing fish after a fishless cycle?
I couldn't have done it without this wonderful guide. Thank you Eric for your time and effort!
Alan Smith
Wallingford, Connecticut