Swordtail12
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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I'm in my 5th day of fishless cycling.
Day 1
I add 4 ppm ammonia
Day 2
Water parameters
Ammonia 2ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 10ppm
Day 3
Ammonia 0.50ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate between 20 and 40 ppm
I add ammonia to make it 4 ppm
Day 4
Ammonia 2ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate remains same
I add ammonia to make it 4 ppm
Day5
Ammonia 2ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Still I don't see any nitrite
How long will it take for the nitrite spike. Do I need to add ammonia everyday?
What should I do next?
I add tetra SafeStart when I started .
Day 1
I add 4 ppm ammonia
Day 2
Water parameters
Ammonia 2ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 10ppm
Day 3
Ammonia 0.50ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate between 20 and 40 ppm
I add ammonia to make it 4 ppm
Day 4
Ammonia 2ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate remains same
I add ammonia to make it 4 ppm
Day5
Ammonia 2ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Still I don't see any nitrite
How long will it take for the nitrite spike. Do I need to add ammonia everyday?
What should I do next?
I add tetra SafeStart when I started .