Okay so I have been cycling my aquarium for over two months and I'm getting quite fed up with it, to be honest. About a week and a half ago my ammonia finally dropped to zero and my nitrite and nitrates were extremely high. I added about 5 ppm of ammonia and tested two days later. The ammonia was zero and the nitrite and nitrates were high. I guess I got excited but I accidentally dropped way too many drops of ammonia into the tank. I tested and it was pretty high. I've been testing every day since then and it won't drop back to zero. I did a 50% water change the other day but it still is at .50 ppm. Just wondering what to do? First fishless cycle. 10 gallon aquarium. Want fish!!!
Fishless Cycling Help?
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Bettafanatic
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Just be patient.
paytertot
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I agree just be patient, the nitrite to nitrate phase takes longer than the ammonia to nitrite. But you can help it along by doing things like jacking the heat up, adding air stones, keeping it dark, or getting seeded media.
Here's a great article on fast fishless cycling, if you haven't read it already.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/the-a...-Guide-and-FAQ-to-Fishless-Cycling/Page1.html
Here's a great article on fast fishless cycling, if you haven't read it already.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/the-a...-Guide-and-FAQ-to-Fishless-Cycling/Page1.html
shellieca
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+1 on being patient. Also if I'm not mistaken too much ammonia can kill off BB, so when you accidentally overdosed it could've cause a problem. My 10g, fish IN cycle, took 8 wks with 2 wks of nitrites.
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