Tank Cycle?

[Talvari]

So I am in the middle of doing a fishless cycle in my 46 gallon tank. Its been two and a half, almost three weeks since I put water in it and started the filter. I seeded the tank with bacteria from my 55 gallon tank and took a used filter cartridge from the 55 into the 46's filter.

Last week, my tank tested as follows:
Ammonia: .25
NitrAte: .5
NitrIte: 1.0

I tested just now:
Ammonia: 0
NitrAte: 10
NitrIte: 0

Where in the cycling process do you guys think I am? Im well away from adding fish, and plants will be my next step after the heater and the lights.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Keep dosing ammonia for a few days and if you keep getting 0 ammonia 0 nitrite (in 24 hours) and the nitrates keep going up IMO your cycled.

 

[librarygirl]

The seeded material could have cycled it very fast. It looks like your'e cycled but just to be sure I'd do what Mumma said and keep dosing for a few more days. If nitrite and ammonia stay at 0 then you're all set.

 

[Talvari]

Awesome. I wasn't sure if it could be cycled that quickly or not since its only been a couple weeks. Im pretty sure the first fishless cycle I did took like four weeks... But then again, that was the first time I had ever attempted it and I will admit I was not as good about checking the water as often as I should...

Thanks for the answers!

 

[severum mama]

The media made all the difference. I've had tanks cycle in a matter of days just by adding media and stocking a few fish.