melissa1977
Aquarium Advice Activist
I don't know what's happening with my tank.
Here is a short story;
20 G long tank's, set up on august 1st brackish no fish yet !!
August 1
Tank set up (gravel 2-3 inch + Aqualit (substrate) all this for plants.)
I ve filled up my tank with dechlorinate water
Added recommended quantity of Cycle (bacteria)
Added a little bit of aquarium salt (changed my mind later and decided to do cycle with freshwater since most of the fish I want are sold in LFS in freshwater instead of brackish and I should use Marine salt instead of aquarium salt !!!(i will increase salt later... (as a result of this I did on aug 6 a water change to lower salt level))
August 4
28 degree celsius
PH7.2
0 ammonia
0 nitrite
GH 18 (brackish environment, volcanic rock as decor)
1,004 salt level
Added plants (Dwarf bacopa, Java fern and java moss)
Added plant grow (liquid iron supplement for plants)
Added more Cycle (bacteria)
August 6
25 % water change to lower salt level and GH
August 7
28 degree celsius
PH7.4
Ammonia 0.15
Nitrite 0.15
GH 13
salt level 1,003
Added more dwarf bacopa
August 10
I ve only checked ammonia level and is was still at 0.15
August 11
29 degre celsius
PH7.4
Ammonia 0.15
:? Nitrite 0.5 :?
GH 13
Salt level 1.003
What happened on august 11 ???
How come their is so much nitrite and no apparent ammonia...
Could it be because of plants decaying producing ammonia, and is that enough to fishless cycle the tank without using pure ammonia??
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Here is a short story;
20 G long tank's, set up on august 1st brackish no fish yet !!
August 1
Tank set up (gravel 2-3 inch + Aqualit (substrate) all this for plants.)
I ve filled up my tank with dechlorinate water
Added recommended quantity of Cycle (bacteria)
Added a little bit of aquarium salt (changed my mind later and decided to do cycle with freshwater since most of the fish I want are sold in LFS in freshwater instead of brackish and I should use Marine salt instead of aquarium salt !!!(i will increase salt later... (as a result of this I did on aug 6 a water change to lower salt level))
August 4
28 degree celsius
PH7.2
0 ammonia
0 nitrite
GH 18 (brackish environment, volcanic rock as decor)
1,004 salt level
Added plants (Dwarf bacopa, Java fern and java moss)
Added plant grow (liquid iron supplement for plants)
Added more Cycle (bacteria)
August 6
25 % water change to lower salt level and GH
August 7
28 degree celsius
PH7.4
Ammonia 0.15
Nitrite 0.15
GH 13
salt level 1,003
Added more dwarf bacopa
August 10
I ve only checked ammonia level and is was still at 0.15
August 11
29 degre celsius
PH7.4
Ammonia 0.15
:? Nitrite 0.5 :?
GH 13
Salt level 1.003
What happened on august 11 ???
How come their is so much nitrite and no apparent ammonia...
Could it be because of plants decaying producing ammonia, and is that enough to fishless cycle the tank without using pure ammonia??
8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O