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Hey Guys! I have been cycling my tank and I think I am almost done. I had nitrites showing at 0.1 about 5 days into the cycle. It has been 7 weeks. Finally nitrites went up to 3.3 about 13 days ago. I just checked and now: Ammonia 0.6 ph 7.5 nitrites off the...

ok good, i had skipped the ammonia dose last evening. Today's levels are the same as yesterdays. ammonia 0.6 nitrites 3.3 ph 7.5 nitrates off the chart (over 110) how long does it usually take the nitrites and ammonia to drop to 0 in this phase of the cycle? thanks.

ok, so I checked the water levels today. Ammonia 0.6 pH 7.5 nitrites 3.3 nitrates off the chart (over 110) so i should skip the ammonia?

Hey. well when i first started the fishless cycling, I added enough ammonia to reach 5ppm. then it slowly started decreasing to 2.4 so i added more ammonia to bring the level back up to 5ppm. i did that 5 or 6 times until my nitrites read 0.3 which took a really long time. then on this forum...

Hi guys! I am almost close to cycling the tank... I think. there are a few things I'm uncertain off. just a few minutes ago, my water testing values are : ammonia 0.6 ph 7.5 nitrite 3.3 nitrates 110 i added 1ml ammonia last evening. the ammonia level is still the same 0.6. what is...

Hey Guys. Sorry it's been awhile, had a really busy week. Thanks for the awesome advice Library Girl. 1. I have the temp at 30 degrees Celsius (86 F). 2. It bubbles for about 2 seconds. I'm using Goldex House Hold Ammonia. I've read on several sites that this household ammonia works well...

Hey Guys! I am new to fishless cycling. I've done a lot of reading on fishless cycling using household ammonia. I have a 20 gallon tank. I started adding goldex household ammonia about 15 days ago. For the last 10 days, I have been testing the water levels every 2 days. pH: 7.5 ammonia...