Not that anyone responded to last week's entry, but I figured having information out there and sharing my experience with fishless cycling can help someone else.
So, I'm on day 2 of week 3. My ammonia is consistenly at 0 when I check it in the morning and I dutifully add 10 to 20 drops to the tank each morning. It seems as though my NitrItes are dropping. Again, the similarities between the colors of 1ppm and 5ppm are irritating, but I'm pretty sure that I'm now at a 1ppm reading. My NitrAtes are going up. Not quite to 10ppm yet, but definately more orangey than a pure 5ppm reading. Today's had more orange in it than yesterday so I'm calling it 8ppm or 5ppm++.
At least when I get a 0 NitrIte reading it will be a clear cut reading. So, I'm just waiting for that to happen.
So, I'm on day 2 of week 3. My ammonia is consistenly at 0 when I check it in the morning and I dutifully add 10 to 20 drops to the tank each morning. It seems as though my NitrItes are dropping. Again, the similarities between the colors of 1ppm and 5ppm are irritating, but I'm pretty sure that I'm now at a 1ppm reading. My NitrAtes are going up. Not quite to 10ppm yet, but definately more orangey than a pure 5ppm reading. Today's had more orange in it than yesterday so I'm calling it 8ppm or 5ppm++.
At least when I get a 0 NitrIte reading it will be a clear cut reading. So, I'm just waiting for that to happen.