On the 29th day on my fishless cycle. Having high Nitrites. Just lost on what to do and have read and been told so many different things to do. Everything varies between reddit, forums and LFS.
1. Don't do anything and let it do its thing.
2. Dose more ammonia to 2-4ppm.
3. A 20-30% water change and dose ammonia to 2-4ppm.
4. Just a 20-30% water change.
5. 20-30% water change, and stock fish?
HELP, please!
40 Gallon Breeder, Fluval C4 HOB, 1 air stone, 1 air bar, Aqueon 150 @ 80 degrees
DAY 1 April 6: add 160 drops of Dr. Tim's Ammonia Chloride and 4 caps of Stability
DAY 2 April 7: PH = 7.6, AMM = 2ppm, Nitrite = 0ppm, Nitrate = 0ppm, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 3 April 8: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 4 April 9: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 5 April 10: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 6 April 11: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 7 April 12: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 8 April 13: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 9 April 14: PH = 7.6, AMM = 1ppm, Nitrite = 0ppm, Nitrate = 0ppm, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 10 April 15: PH = 7.6, AMM = 1ppm, Nitrite = 0ppm, Nitrate = 0ppm
After day 10, I added more Ammonia to bring it up to 3-4ppm. I stopped recording as nothing else was changing. Went to the Seachem forums and they suggested to add Stability every day and Prime every other day. I did this. Ammonia started to drop on DAY 22 and started to see Nitrites and Nitrates.
DAY 22 April 27: PH= 7.4, AMM = 2ppm, Nitrite = 1.0ppm, Nitrate = 2.0ppm? (Darker than yellow, but not dark orange either), add 2 caps Stability
DAY 23 April 28th: PH = 7.4, AMM = 0.50/1.0ppm, Nitrite = 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 10ppm?, add 2 caps Stability, 1 cap Prime
DAY 24 April 29th: PH = 7.4, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 2.0/5.0ppm?, Nitrate = 80ppm, add nothing.
DAY 25 April 30: PH = 7.8, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 5.0ppm, Nitrate = 10ppm, add 1 cap Prime
DAY 26 May 1: PH = 7.8, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 80ppm
DAY 27 May 2: PH = 7.4, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 10ppm, add 1 cap Prime
DAY 28 May 3: PH = 8.0, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 10ppm
DAY 29 May 4: PH = 7.4, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite - 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 20ppm
1. Don't do anything and let it do its thing.
2. Dose more ammonia to 2-4ppm.
3. A 20-30% water change and dose ammonia to 2-4ppm.
4. Just a 20-30% water change.
5. 20-30% water change, and stock fish?
HELP, please!
40 Gallon Breeder, Fluval C4 HOB, 1 air stone, 1 air bar, Aqueon 150 @ 80 degrees
DAY 1 April 6: add 160 drops of Dr. Tim's Ammonia Chloride and 4 caps of Stability
DAY 2 April 7: PH = 7.6, AMM = 2ppm, Nitrite = 0ppm, Nitrate = 0ppm, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 3 April 8: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 4 April 9: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 5 April 10: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 6 April 11: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 7 April 12: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 8 April 13: Same as above, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 9 April 14: PH = 7.6, AMM = 1ppm, Nitrite = 0ppm, Nitrate = 0ppm, add 2 caps of Stability
DAY 10 April 15: PH = 7.6, AMM = 1ppm, Nitrite = 0ppm, Nitrate = 0ppm
After day 10, I added more Ammonia to bring it up to 3-4ppm. I stopped recording as nothing else was changing. Went to the Seachem forums and they suggested to add Stability every day and Prime every other day. I did this. Ammonia started to drop on DAY 22 and started to see Nitrites and Nitrates.
DAY 22 April 27: PH= 7.4, AMM = 2ppm, Nitrite = 1.0ppm, Nitrate = 2.0ppm? (Darker than yellow, but not dark orange either), add 2 caps Stability
DAY 23 April 28th: PH = 7.4, AMM = 0.50/1.0ppm, Nitrite = 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 10ppm?, add 2 caps Stability, 1 cap Prime
DAY 24 April 29th: PH = 7.4, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 2.0/5.0ppm?, Nitrate = 80ppm, add nothing.
DAY 25 April 30: PH = 7.8, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 5.0ppm, Nitrate = 10ppm, add 1 cap Prime
DAY 26 May 1: PH = 7.8, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 80ppm
DAY 27 May 2: PH = 7.4, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 10ppm, add 1 cap Prime
DAY 28 May 3: PH = 8.0, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite = 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 10ppm
DAY 29 May 4: PH = 7.4, AMM = 0.25ppm, Nitrite - 2.0ppm, Nitrate = 20ppm