My 5 gallon dwarf seahorse tank build

[iDream]

Yeah, it takes a little time to develop, go with 4ppm

 

[Dylan5359]

Today the water parameters have not moved,
Ammonia 4.0 ppm
Nitrite. 0 ppm
Nitrate. 0ppm

 

[Dylan5359]

Water parameters from yesterday,
Ammonia. 4.0
Nitrite. 0
Nitrate. 0

 

[mandy2936]

This is really odd. By now, your Ammonia should have been decreasing? It could be that this ones just extra slow, but ya I'd say the pace is rather unusual.

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[Dylan5359]

Water parameters are THE SAME.,
Ammonia. 4.0
Nitrite. 0
Nitrate. 0
Thinking about adding some of that biozyme. To get the cycle started.

 

[Trout11B]

It takes time. I'd let it continue by itself, but that's just my opinion. Did you have material from an already cycled tank? That would be a jumpstarter. I know my tank was stuck in neutral till I threw in a cycles filter and substrate, cycled in about a week.
I've also heard that stuff is hit and miss anyway.

 

[iDream]

Cycled media should always work. You don't have any rock in there do you Dylan?

 

[Dylan5359]

This is my first saltwater tank, so no, I can't use any cycled materials. No live rock either.

 

[iDream]

Hmm.. This is a dilemma. Is 4ppm the highest your test kit goes? I'm not sure what's going on..

 

[Dylan5359]

It goes to 8.0 ppm for ammonia. So that can't be it. Im beginning to think biozyme is the only way to get it kick started. And I mean it can't do any harm.

 

[melosu58]

All seahorses are saltwater. They also require live foods daily. They won't accept frozen.

-Dylan

I fed mine frozen mysis shrimp so they actually will eat frozen. Might not all but most will IME.

 

[Dylan5359]

I fed mine frozen mysis shrimp so they actually will eat frozen. Might not all but most will IME.

A lot of seahorses eat frozen foods, but when I said that I ment dwarf seahorses in particular won't accept frozen foods, sorry for the confusion.

 

[Rosenweiss]

Just to be clear, you're still doing PWC's every day after you got your ammonia right...?

 

[Dylan5359]

I'm cycling my tank. Why would I do a PWC?

 

[Rosenweiss]

You can't just wait for the ammonia to magically turn into nitrites... I'm pretty sure cycling MEANS daily water changes until you get the proper parameters.

 

[jenatron]

You can't just wait for the ammonia to magically turn into nitrites... I'm pretty sure cycling MEANS daily water changes until you get the proper parameters.

You don't have to do that during fishless cycling unless your ammonia is TOO high. And if it stays stalled much longer a small PWC might help.

 

[Rosenweiss]

You don't have to do that during fishless cycling unless your ammonia is TOO high. .

Ah, I see. But he said his ammonia was 8.0ppm. I believe this is a bit high for cycling, right?

 

[Dylan5359]

No. I said it was at 4.0 ppm, and my test kit goes up to 8.0 ppm. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

 

[Rosenweiss]

Nevermind, sorry, I read incorrectly. Sorry! As you were!

 

[jenatron]

He said it's 4. Which is recommended for fishless cycling.

Edit: Just saw your post.