uncgirl1
Aquarium Advice Activist
I am doing my first fishless cycle on a 36 gallon bowfront. It is planted with about 14 plants. Two filters, Aquaclear 50 & 70. Bubble wand on high. Temp on 81. I am also using TSS. I'm only on day 6 and have a few questions. I added amnonia on day 1 to 4 ppm. Nothing on day 2. Day 3 ammonia was down to 1 ppm. Dosed back to 4 ppm. Day 4 ammonia was at 2 so I did nothing. Day 5 ammonia down to .25 so I tested nitrite and nitrate just for fun. No nitrite but maybe 5 nitrates. It wasn't yellow but had an orange tint. I dosed ammonia back to 4. Now on day 6 and ammonia is still 4 so no change. No nitrites and 10 nitrates. Does this sound like I'm on the right track? There are so many guides and they all are a little different! Also, I test at the same time every night so a full 24 hours. I guess I'm just trying to calm my nerves and have someone tell me I'm on the right track. I'm in no hurry and know this takes time and patience. I also had some filter sludge from my lfs that I added day 1 that I forgot to mention earlier. Thanks!