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Ummm... ok so i appear to have about 20 nitrates and no nitrites... Does this mean my cycle is almost done?!

Graphing is fun!

yeah i added more ammonia just a bit ago. i think i need to get a heater, both for cycling and for the fishies. I can't wait to get the fishies!!! :fish2:

I don't know exactly how much i use. It depends on how low the ppm is. The last time i tested it was around .25 ppm. and right now it doesn't have a heater or a top on it. Do you have any ideas on how to speed up the process?

ok i've been adding ammonia and letting it drop for the past couple weeks. No nitrites or nitrates have shown up yet. what should i do???!!!!

Thanks!

ok. that was helpful. And for the fish, what temp. should it be?

So I should get one right? I've also heard that it can speed up the cycling process...

The fish i'm putting in are: Neon Tetras, Glo Fish, Otos, and Mystery Snail

Is a heater necessary for the following fish: Neon Tetra, Glo Fish, Otos, and Mystery Snails?

No I haven't started testing for that yet. Should I?

Ok, so I put in some ammonia and it went up to about 4 ppm and I let it get back down. And then I put in more ammonia so it would go back up to 4 ppm, it's now around 2 or 3 ppm. Once it gets down to 1 ppm again, do I continue to put in more and let it go down?

i suppose...

oh and I went to go get some more ammonia test stuff and the guy at the pet store was like "Yeah you just have to let you tank run for 24 hr. and then you can put in fish" And I'm standing there like uh sure... but you have it all wrong...

grrr... ok... I dont like waiting for these things