owenhp
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Oct 21, 2013
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Well you are doing a fish-less cycle. I don't understand why you are changing the water before the tank is cycled out, The Ammonia has to peak then start down then sometime during the Ammonia peaking the Nitrites starts to rise and by the time the nitrites starts to peak the Ammonia is 0 and as your nitrites starts down your nitrates start going up and your nitrites goes to 0. Your nitrates keeps going up. so after your nitrites goes to 0, then your Ammonia is 0, your nitrates will be between 0 to 10 ppm. Thats is what confusing me doing a P WC of 60% before it has cycled. Doing these water changes is prolonging the Cycling process. There isn't any fish in the tank to hurt. I know how most of the people feel about fish-less cycling and if that is what you want to do fine, But I would do it without doing a partial water change until after it cycles and before I add any fish. If you do it that way it should be cycled in 4 to 6 weeks.