jlk said:Patience is so hard with aquariums! I would give it atleast 6-8hrs before you retest.
I've been cycling this tank since November 23 and I have no patience at all. i'm surprised I lasted this long !
jlk said:Patience is so hard with aquariums! I would give it atleast 6-8hrs before you retest.
It hasnt even been a month!!! Give your aquarium a chance! Cycling can take 4-8wks and possibily longer. If you are getting really impatient, seek out some established, seeded filter media to add. It will speed things up!I've been cycling this tank since November 23 and I have no patience at all. i'm surprised I lasted this long !
jlk said:It hasnt even been a month!!! Give your aquarium a chance! Cycling can take 4-8wks and possibily longer. If you are getting really impatient, seek out some established, seeded filter media to add. It will speed things up!
Building a bioload of bacteria that can handle 4ppm of ammonia & process it completely to nitrate allows you to fully stock your tank when once its completely cycled. Yes, you can only dose to 1-2ppm & cycle it at this level but you will have to add fish very slowly (over wks) to allow the bacteria to adjust to the increased bioload & you risk spikes of ammonia and/or nitrite during the process (basically, fish-in cycling & lots of water changes). Its easier to grow a bacterial colony that can handle the ammonia & not risk stressing or harming your fish thus fishless cycling.Why does the ammonia have to be consumed at 4ppm for a fishless cycle? It seems like that caused unstability. Why not dose it to 1-2 ppm?
Just curious
ashleynicole said:Why does the ammonia have to be consumed at 4ppm for a fishless cycle? It seems like that caused unstability. Why not dose it to 1-2 ppm?
Just curious
This is the standard response I've seen in the forum about this subject (from multiple sources, so don't take this personally) but I'm going to disagree for a couple of reasons.Building a bioload of bacteria that can handle 4ppm of ammonia & process it completely to nitrate allows you to fully stock your tank when once its completely cycled. Yes, you can only dose to 1-2ppm & cycle it at this level but you will have to add fish very slowly (over wks) to allow the bacteria to adjust to the increased bioload & you risk spikes of ammonia and/or nitrite during the process (basically, fish-in cycling & lots of water changes). Its easier to grow a bacterial colony that can handle the ammonia & not risk stressing or harming your fish thus fishless cycling.