steeledarren
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so i have been cycling my tank the fishless way for nearly 3 weeks and here are my readings, can anyone help?
day 1 added 7.5ml of pure ammonia got reading of 3-4ppm
day 2 tested ammonia 3-4ppm
day3 ammonia 3-4, nitrite 0
day 4 ammonia 2-3, nitrite 0.25
day 5 ammonia 2-3, nitrite 0.25-0.5
day 6 to 9 ammonia 2, nitrite 0.5
day 10 ammonia 1-2, nitrite 0.5-1
day11 ammonia 1-2, nitrite 1
day 12 ammonia 1-2, nitrite 1
day 13 dosed ammonia back up to 4, nitrite 1, nitrate 5
day 14 to 16 ammonia 4, nitrite 1, nitrate 10
day 17 ammonia 4, nitrite 0.5-1, nitrate 10
day 18, ammonia 4 nitrite 0.5, nitrate 10
day 19 ammonia 2-4, nitrite 0.25, nitrate 10
day20 ammonia 2, nitrite 0-0.25, nitrate 10
is my tank behaving normally, should i boost the ammonia back up? and should my nitrite have risen higher.
I am using the api freshwater master test kit, i also added decorations from my old tank, i could do with your opinions please
day 1 added 7.5ml of pure ammonia got reading of 3-4ppm
day 2 tested ammonia 3-4ppm
day3 ammonia 3-4, nitrite 0
day 4 ammonia 2-3, nitrite 0.25
day 5 ammonia 2-3, nitrite 0.25-0.5
day 6 to 9 ammonia 2, nitrite 0.5
day 10 ammonia 1-2, nitrite 0.5-1
day11 ammonia 1-2, nitrite 1
day 12 ammonia 1-2, nitrite 1
day 13 dosed ammonia back up to 4, nitrite 1, nitrate 5
day 14 to 16 ammonia 4, nitrite 1, nitrate 10
day 17 ammonia 4, nitrite 0.5-1, nitrate 10
day 18, ammonia 4 nitrite 0.5, nitrate 10
day 19 ammonia 2-4, nitrite 0.25, nitrate 10
day20 ammonia 2, nitrite 0-0.25, nitrate 10
is my tank behaving normally, should i boost the ammonia back up? and should my nitrite have risen higher.
I am using the api freshwater master test kit, i also added decorations from my old tank, i could do with your opinions please