McLumpy
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Ok, I'm not exactly sure if this is a topic worth posting about or not, but I need some input from the cycle experts as I've never ran into this situation.
I have a 10g tank that housed a Betta and 2 ADF's. I lost my Betta a month ago and I ended up moving my 2 ADF's to my 55g tank. I had intended on breaking down the tank and storing it away, but that never happened. In fact, I left the filter running and lights off, then just never got around to doing anything w/ the tank.
Today I decided I was going to break it down this weekend and start up a new cycle w/ seeded media. But, to my surprise, I tested the water parameters tonight and they were... Ammonia-0, Nitrite-0, Nitrate-40, pH-7.6.
Is this right? Can a tank, w/ nothing feeding the bacteria, really hold a cycle for a month? I'm not complaining at all... I think it's great! I guess I'm just confused about how it's still holding the cycle? Decaying food in the gravel, maybe?
I have a 10g tank that housed a Betta and 2 ADF's. I lost my Betta a month ago and I ended up moving my 2 ADF's to my 55g tank. I had intended on breaking down the tank and storing it away, but that never happened. In fact, I left the filter running and lights off, then just never got around to doing anything w/ the tank.
Today I decided I was going to break it down this weekend and start up a new cycle w/ seeded media. But, to my surprise, I tested the water parameters tonight and they were... Ammonia-0, Nitrite-0, Nitrate-40, pH-7.6.
Is this right? Can a tank, w/ nothing feeding the bacteria, really hold a cycle for a month? I'm not complaining at all... I think it's great! I guess I'm just confused about how it's still holding the cycle? Decaying food in the gravel, maybe?