Hi all, this is my first post since joining this site.
This is my first time having a fish tank. I recently bought a 10 gallon fish tank and luckily before i bought any fishes i researched about fishless cycling.
So I started my fishless cycling on Friday 29 June - Day 1 - added pure ammonia to reach 4ppm.
Day 8 - Friday 6 July - nitrites appeared at 5ppm - i added ammonia to reach 3ppm
Day 11 - Monday - 9 July - i tested my nitrites and when i tested it the water starts to turn purple at the bottom of the test tube straight away and i remember researching that it meant that nitrites are sky high!. i kept adding ammonia to 2-3ppm.
Day 13 - Wednesday 11 July - my p.h levels dropped to 6.0ppm so i decided to do a 50% water change and then it went back to 7.6ppm, nitrites were still high - by now ive been adding ammonia to 2ppm
Day 14 - Thursday 12 July - my p.h levels dropped the next day to 6.4ppm so i decided to do a 90% water change and tested the p.h levels and it was 7.6 and then i decided to add 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda which reached to p.h levels of 8.2.
Day 17 - Sunday 15 July - p.h 8.2, nitrites are still sky high, so i decided to add 1ppm of ammonia.
Day 22 - Friday 20 July - my p.h levels have been 8.2 eversince which is good, i am still adding 1ppm of ammonia. nitrites are yet still sky high.
NitrAtes have remained at 5.0ppm eversince I tested NitrItes on Day 8
I keep my temperature at 81 degrees and i keep my air stone on
I was wondering if i have stalled my cycle?
This is my first time having a fish tank. I recently bought a 10 gallon fish tank and luckily before i bought any fishes i researched about fishless cycling.
So I started my fishless cycling on Friday 29 June - Day 1 - added pure ammonia to reach 4ppm.
Day 8 - Friday 6 July - nitrites appeared at 5ppm - i added ammonia to reach 3ppm
Day 11 - Monday - 9 July - i tested my nitrites and when i tested it the water starts to turn purple at the bottom of the test tube straight away and i remember researching that it meant that nitrites are sky high!. i kept adding ammonia to 2-3ppm.
Day 13 - Wednesday 11 July - my p.h levels dropped to 6.0ppm so i decided to do a 50% water change and then it went back to 7.6ppm, nitrites were still high - by now ive been adding ammonia to 2ppm
Day 14 - Thursday 12 July - my p.h levels dropped the next day to 6.4ppm so i decided to do a 90% water change and tested the p.h levels and it was 7.6 and then i decided to add 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda which reached to p.h levels of 8.2.
Day 17 - Sunday 15 July - p.h 8.2, nitrites are still sky high, so i decided to add 1ppm of ammonia.
Day 22 - Friday 20 July - my p.h levels have been 8.2 eversince which is good, i am still adding 1ppm of ammonia. nitrites are yet still sky high.
NitrAtes have remained at 5.0ppm eversince I tested NitrItes on Day 8
I keep my temperature at 81 degrees and i keep my air stone on
I was wondering if i have stalled my cycle?