Cycled? or What?

[KantGetRite]

So my aquarium hasn't had ammonia in it for about a week but the nitrite were .50 or so and the nitrates were 5.0. Today I just took my readings and this is what they are:

pH: 7.6
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite:0ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm

Is my tanked cycled? or did I do something that reset the cycle all over? The reason I ask is because there are no Nitrates

Tank info: 15g column tank....I did a fishin cycle with 1 neon tetra and 3 platys

 

[jlk]

As long as you have zero ammonia and nitrite steadily, you should be cycled. A bit odd to test at zero nitrates but I would write this off to a testing error. Make sure you really shake and bang those nitrate bottles for a minute before testing then shake the tube well before adding bottle 2.

 

[Hobgob]

It's is weird that your trates would just dissapear, do you have any live plants that might have ate it up? If not maybe retest to make sure it was a test error. But it you are consistently at 0 ammo and trites like mentioned above you are cycled. You could always just wait a couple more days and keep testing.to

 

[Fishperson]

It's is weird that your trates would just dissapear, do you have any live plants that might have ate it up? If not maybe retest to make sure it was a test error. But it you are consistently at 0 ammo and trites like mentioned above you are cycled. You could always just wait a couple more days and keep testing.to

Definitely. Good advice!

 

[Hobgob]

Definitely. Good advice!

Thanks its been a while since I've been on here but I don't really have an excuse I have my iPod, android and computer.
But personally I would wanna make sure your cycled before you get any more fish

 

[Fishperson]

Thanks its been a while since I've been on here but I don't really have an excuse I have my iPod, android and computer.
But personally I would wanna make sure your cycled before you get any more fish

Yeah, I haven't seen you on here before, and at first I thought you were new, but I saw you had almost 1500 posts!

I should've known by the discus in your profile picture. Is that yours? It's awesome!

 

[Hobgob]

Thanks and ya thats Seth! As in Seth Rogan lol. I don't have my discus posted on here really other then a thread I have.

 

[Fishperson]

Thanks and ya thats Seth! As in Seth Rogan lol. I don't have my discus posted on here really other then a thread I have.

Yeah, I saw that thread.

 

[Hobgob]

Ya I had some troubles at first. I don't understand how I didnt have enough bb to stop the cycle. I took everything from the tanks already set up and put the same stock in. But to get back on topic. Did you test your water?

 

[KantGetRite]

I've continued to test the water and nothing for any ammonia, nitrates, or nitrites. I added more fish so I would have thought that things would have changed but nothing. On another post I was advised to shake the nitrate a lot so I did and still nothing. The fish seem super healthy though and very lively.