threnjen
Aquarium Advice Addict
The stall myth I am interested in proving is that it won't stall because of high ammonia or nitrite levels. I don't really have an issue with having to monitor pH levels as people have to do this already and we regularly solicit this information when trying to troubleshoot a cycle.
What I care about is people freaking out because they accidentally dosed to 8ppm ammonia instead of 4, or that nitrites are off the charts etc. and then people will pipe in that "high ammonia or nitrites will stall your cycle!" I believe this to be false. That is the rumor that I want to squash (if it is, in fact, false)
I did mention that I added baking soda and phosphorus at the outset, this was part of my setup. If I find it needs more baking soda, I could have just added more at the beginning. Other people's water won't pH stall quite as easily as mine does, in any case.
I believe that baking soda and phosphorus are vital additions in a fishless cycle setup and would advocate for them, which is why I started my cycle with them. Most people would just add fish food as their phosphorus though since not everyone happens to have Potassium Phosphate laying around
What I care about is people freaking out because they accidentally dosed to 8ppm ammonia instead of 4, or that nitrites are off the charts etc. and then people will pipe in that "high ammonia or nitrites will stall your cycle!" I believe this to be false. That is the rumor that I want to squash (if it is, in fact, false)
I did mention that I added baking soda and phosphorus at the outset, this was part of my setup. If I find it needs more baking soda, I could have just added more at the beginning. Other people's water won't pH stall quite as easily as mine does, in any case.
I believe that baking soda and phosphorus are vital additions in a fishless cycle setup and would advocate for them, which is why I started my cycle with them. Most people would just add fish food as their phosphorus though since not everyone happens to have Potassium Phosphate laying around
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