eco23
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hi everyone!
I'm in my 3rd day of a fishless cycle, and I think I'm doing everything right but I'm hoping an expert can read over my steps and make sure I'm not missing anything.
1. Set up new 48(?) gallon aquarium with all new rocks, filters, decor, aerator, master test kit, etc...
2. Added Tetra Start Zyme (claims to remove chlorine, chloramines, heavy metals and adds healthy bacteria). I used this to remove chlorine, not necessarily to help start the cycling.
3. Raised the temp up to 84 to help the cycling along.
4. Bought Blue Ribbon brand Clear Ammonia (no surficants or perfumes form hardware store). Dosed the tank up to 4ppm.
5. Finally found a LFS that donated a nice bacteria filled filter from a healthy, established tank (big blue thing, I guess a type of sponge filter?)
6. Stuffed the seeding material into my filter and even wrapped the extra around the intake of the filter.
7. I've left it sitting for the last 3 days with the light off and have been testing it every day.
So far the ammonia has stayed steady at the 4ppm and there are no nitrites yet (fine for only day 3, right?)
Does it sound like I'm missing anything? I appreciate all the help I've gotten up to this point reading all the posts and giving me at least an idea of what I'm doing.
I'm in my 3rd day of a fishless cycle, and I think I'm doing everything right but I'm hoping an expert can read over my steps and make sure I'm not missing anything.
1. Set up new 48(?) gallon aquarium with all new rocks, filters, decor, aerator, master test kit, etc...
2. Added Tetra Start Zyme (claims to remove chlorine, chloramines, heavy metals and adds healthy bacteria). I used this to remove chlorine, not necessarily to help start the cycling.
3. Raised the temp up to 84 to help the cycling along.
4. Bought Blue Ribbon brand Clear Ammonia (no surficants or perfumes form hardware store). Dosed the tank up to 4ppm.
5. Finally found a LFS that donated a nice bacteria filled filter from a healthy, established tank (big blue thing, I guess a type of sponge filter?)
6. Stuffed the seeding material into my filter and even wrapped the extra around the intake of the filter.
7. I've left it sitting for the last 3 days with the light off and have been testing it every day.
So far the ammonia has stayed steady at the 4ppm and there are no nitrites yet (fine for only day 3, right?)
Does it sound like I'm missing anything? I appreciate all the help I've gotten up to this point reading all the posts and giving me at least an idea of what I'm doing.