Cycling - how am I doing?

[Lynx99]

Hey would appreciate some advice.

I'm doing a fish in cycle on my 110 litre tank freshwater. Tank is running now a few weeks.
Stock: 2 Black Mollies

I really wanted to do a fishless cycle but ended up taking 2 fish from a friend under pressure!

I've been testing my water almost daily.

Yesterdays read:

Ph: 8
Gh: 11
Kh: 8
Nh4: 0
No2: 0
No3: 0
Po4: 0.1
Cu: 0

This has been like this for days.

Today saw a change:

Ph: 8
Gh: 11
Kh: 8
Nh4: 0.5
No2: 0
No3: 0

Did a 50% water change based on that. Am using tetra aqua safe to treat tapwater for chlorines etc and temp in tank is a steady 26.5. Fish all doing well.

Any advice on how the cycle is going or next steps?

 

[Lynx99]

Meant to add fish are in tank about 5 days and I added seeded material in the form of squeezing sponge from friends established tank.

 

[jlk]

Get some more filter squeezings if your friend is willing to donate! Otherwise, things seem on track for a fish-in cycle in a new tank. Just stay on top of your daily testing and do 50% wcs anytime your ammonia/nitrite hit .25ppm (or higher). Switching to Prime as your water conditioner will help keep ammonia/nitrite detoxed between water changes (or @24-48hrs). Have some patience, too!

I just learned about cycling but I already have fish. What now?! - Aquarium Advice

 

[Lynx99]

Get some more filter squeezings if your friend is willing to donate! Otherwise, things seem on track for a fish-in cycle in a new tank. Just stay on top of your daily testing and do 50% wcs anytime your ammonia/nitrite hit .25ppm (or higher). Switching to Prime as your water conditioner will help keep ammonia/nitrite detoxed between water changes (or @24-48hrs). Have some patience, too!

I just learned about cycling but I already have fish. What now?! - Aquarium Advice

Thanks for the response!

Good idea about getting more filter squeezes in there, I'm sure that'll be no problem.