Anyone offer any help or advice? Why is it taking twice as long to cycle my 10 gallon tank. I do have a couple of differences....with the smaller tank.
Its set up with course sand, wood and a carbon filter. The wood has been properly soaked and has not clouded the water neither are tannins visible.
Smaller tank has been set up for three weeks and has two white and two back widows in it.
I am regularly changing water and testing using API master.I Cant move from the ammonia stage...reading 0.5ppm every time...then I water change.
My PH is also fairly low at 6 though...nitrate and nitrite are zero.
I have no issues with the 20 gallon tank at all...that fully cycled in 6 weeks....what am I doing wrong??
Its set up with course sand, wood and a carbon filter. The wood has been properly soaked and has not clouded the water neither are tannins visible.
Smaller tank has been set up for three weeks and has two white and two back widows in it.
I am regularly changing water and testing using API master.I Cant move from the ammonia stage...reading 0.5ppm every time...then I water change.
My PH is also fairly low at 6 though...nitrate and nitrite are zero.
I have no issues with the 20 gallon tank at all...that fully cycled in 6 weeks....what am I doing wrong??