Garfunkel, the cycle hasn't completed - I'm still holding with ammonia being processed and nitrites remaining at high levels.
I add ammonia once each day to get the ammonia up to 2 ppm, and that is processed to zero within 12 hours. Nitrites are still "off the chart" according to the API test kit, the Nitrite test solution turns purple as soon as it hits the water. Nitrate is at 5 ppm.
The amount of fish food I had added was literally a pinch, a tiny amount that fit between two fingers. I just did it once. Maybe someone else who is more of an expert in fishless cycling can comment if it needs to be done more often, and if so, how much.
So I keep adding ammonia once a day, it gets processed, and I keep waiting for the nitrites to fall to zero.
I add ammonia once each day to get the ammonia up to 2 ppm, and that is processed to zero within 12 hours. Nitrites are still "off the chart" according to the API test kit, the Nitrite test solution turns purple as soon as it hits the water. Nitrate is at 5 ppm.
The amount of fish food I had added was literally a pinch, a tiny amount that fit between two fingers. I just did it once. Maybe someone else who is more of an expert in fishless cycling can comment if it needs to be done more often, and if so, how much.
So I keep adding ammonia once a day, it gets processed, and I keep waiting for the nitrites to fall to zero.