I'm on day 4 of my fishless cycle, using fishflakes that came with the tank. It's a 5 gallon. Well, yesterday or the day before the water became cloudy. Is this a good sign? I tested for ammonia today and it's .25. I was hoping it would be higher after four days, but maybe I'm being impatient.
So I guess my questions are is the cloudy water normal, and how long should it take for the ammonia to rise? Would it be faster to get some straight up ammonia to add to the water? Also, since my water conditioner (Prime) says it removes ammonia, is it hurting the cycle to have it in the water?
So I guess my questions are is the cloudy water normal, and how long should it take for the ammonia to rise? Would it be faster to get some straight up ammonia to add to the water? Also, since my water conditioner (Prime) says it removes ammonia, is it hurting the cycle to have it in the water?