CMOS
Aquarium Advice Regular
Howdy All,
I am doing the fishless cycle method using Dr. Tims Ammonia Chloride (AC). I started dosing with the AC this past Tuesday and despite adding triple the recommended dose, I can't get my ammonia level above about 1PPM. I have been adding more AC each day since Tuesday (3-5) and yet I still have this low level of ammonia. I am using only a purely biological filter (in sump) with Poret Foam, so there are no chemical absorbents present.
Nitrites and Nitrates have been 0.0 each day, and still are at 0.0.
Last night I borrowed a filter cartridge from my brother's established tank and placed that, along with a handful of his gravel, in my tank to seed the bacteria colony. The tank's temperature is set to 84F to accelerate the cycling process.
So - what's the scoop with me only being able to reach 1PPM of ammonia with the heavy AC dosing?
Do I need to do anything different?
Thoughts?
CMOS
I am doing the fishless cycle method using Dr. Tims Ammonia Chloride (AC). I started dosing with the AC this past Tuesday and despite adding triple the recommended dose, I can't get my ammonia level above about 1PPM. I have been adding more AC each day since Tuesday (3-5) and yet I still have this low level of ammonia. I am using only a purely biological filter (in sump) with Poret Foam, so there are no chemical absorbents present.
Nitrites and Nitrates have been 0.0 each day, and still are at 0.0.
Last night I borrowed a filter cartridge from my brother's established tank and placed that, along with a handful of his gravel, in my tank to seed the bacteria colony. The tank's temperature is set to 84F to accelerate the cycling process.
So - what's the scoop with me only being able to reach 1PPM of ammonia with the heavy AC dosing?
Do I need to do anything different?
Thoughts?
CMOS
