Fishless Cycle Log/Rebuild - Take II

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JimmyA said:
Keep it up Libraygirl!
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Thanks Jimmy! I got the mods to change my username to what it was supposed to be: libraRygirl (somehow the second "r" didn't get typed in when I registered :lol:). I hated libraygirl, made no sense to me lol It's great they changed it for me lol

I'll test again tonight and see what happens. I look forward to these tests so much now it's crazy. If nothing happens though I'm going to have a mental breakdown lol
 
Well a bit more movement :)

Ammonia: 0.5 (down again from 1 last night)
Nitrite: 0 (ugh the purple continues to elude me, I want to pull my hair out. It's a vendetta now)
Nitrate: between 0 and 0.25 (not quite golden yellow, not quite orange)

I'm going to redose to 3-4 and see what happens. :fish1:
 
librarygirl said:
Well a bit more movement :)

Ammonia: 0.5 (down again from 1 last night)
Nitrite: 0 (ugh the purple continues to elude me, I want to pull my hair out. It's a vendetta now)
Nitrate: between 0 and 0.25 (not quite golden yellow, not quite orange)

I'm going to redose to 3-4 and see what happens. :fish1:
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Awesome. Keep bumping the ammo up when it drops (I know you're afraid to, lol). I'm sure jeta's sponge was really well seeded, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some no3 climbing before you start seeing purple. Give it a pep talk to keep it moving! :)
 
eco23 said:
Awesome. Keep bumping the ammo up when it drops (I know you're afraid to, lol). I'm sure jeta's sponge was really well seeded, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some no3 climbing before you start seeing purple. Give it a pep talk to keep it moving! :)
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Don't think I don't. I literally beg it every day. I walk by it and say "please, PLEASE, PLEASE." :lol:
 
xxwolfpackof1xx said:
is it possible with jettas sponge you just skipped trites all together
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Cycling at 4ppm, I'd be shocked if no2 never showed up at all. But as I said, I wouldn't be surprised to see nitrAtes rise first as the sponge constantly converts the ammo before the colonies really beef up.
 
Well I re-dosed and it only came out to 2 PPM, so I left it there for now. Is that good enough or should I bump it up more to 3-4? I know the higher I go the more bacteria should grow, right? Maybe I answered my own question....
 
Toward the end of my cycle, I had more luck dosing to 2 ppm. My nitrites would go sky high. But eventually cycled. Like Eco said, the sponges bacteria can vary! BTW, happy, happy July!
 
JimmyA said:
Toward the end of my cycle, I had more luck dosing to 2 ppm. My nitrites would go sky high. But eventually cycled. Like Eco said, the sponges bacteria can vary! BTW, happy, happy July!
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Thanks! Well I don't think I'm even in the middle of my cycle yet lol Yeah it's July, been cycling tanks since April. Maybe by Christmas I'll have fish :lol:
 
I'm still watching this thread and hoping You'll start to see some results soon! I'll pray to the fish gods for you tonight!!
 
Thank you everyone!

Tonight, day 33:

Ammonia: 1 (down from 2 last night)
Nitrites: 0
NitrAtes: 5

So, at least some new colors tonight :)
 
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