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catface

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Hi there,

My name's Joe and I'm new to keeping fish.
Here's my tank so far -
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I'm 2 weeks into my fhishless cycle. :fish2:
 
My ammonia levels haven't started to drop yet. Will test again today and test for nitrites just in case I'm not reading the test bottle correctly. How far in are you?

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Woohoo! Tested levels earlier and my ammonia has dropped to 1ppm and I have 0.5ppm nitrates!

The party's getting started!

Many thanks to Eco23 for his excellent fishless cycle guide. :D
 
Congrats! I'm 4 days in and no change to NH3/4 yet. BUT, Just today I got some seeding material from my LFS for free! I was just at the right place at the right time. It's a 1/4 filter and gravel from his 125gl stock tank. I hope my party get's started now too. He said things "might" get moving quick so I need to be ready lol. ROI water ready to go. I laughed at myself when I was holding this little bucket of water and filter/gravel like I had the cure for cancer. lol
 
I'm on stage 'M' now of Eco23's cycling process. Did the 60% water change on Monday. When I tested again yesterday, the ammonia was down to zero from 4ppm in 24 hours. The nitrite was high though so I think the nitrite eating bacteria are still building up. I'm close though, I hope!
 
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