Tank cycle

[Drew vest6]

Hey guys, as you know I started my tank cycle a little over a week ago.. Tested my water today and my cycle is complete! For those of you who dog fish in cycling, I used 6 zebra danios and they did great!

 

[fishyfriends3]

Did you have seeded media ?

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[Drew vest6]

Did you have seeded media ?

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No I didn't

 

[Workerbee]

I have been cycling my tank for 8 wks and still going. I have amm of 1.oppm, 0 nitrites and nitrates of 10/20 ppm. not sure what else to do

 

[Drew vest6]

I have been cycling my tank for 8 wks and still going. I have amm of 1.oppm, 0 nitrites and nitrates of 10/20 ppm. not sure what else to do

Fish in or fish less?

 

[Workerbee]

3 guppies, 1 swordtail

 

[Drew vest6]

3 guppies, 1 swordtail

How big is your tank?

 

[Workerbee]

I have a 20 gal tank, just tested my tap water and it is showing .25 ppm. How can I tell if my tank is cycled if I have ammonia in my tap water

 

[Drew vest6]

I have a 20 gal tank, just tested my tap water and it is showing .25 ppm. How can I tell if my tank is cycled if I have ammonia in my tap water

That's actually kinda good... Do a water change, then wait a few days and test 2-3 days after change

 

[Drew vest6]

Dosing ammonia is good for cycles... If you are having trouble, go to the LFS and get 5-8 zebra danios, and feed them once a day. They will produce ammonia naturally

 

[librarygirl]

Hey guys, as you know I started my tank cycle a little over a week ago.. Tested my water today and my cycle is complete! For those of you who dog fish in cycling, I used 6 zebra danios and they did great!

Without seeded media I'm not sure how the tank cycled in a week. What results are you going by? Just wondering...

 

[Drew vest6]

Without seeded media I'm not sure how the tank cycled in a week. What results are you going by? Just wondering...

I thought the same thing when I tested it... But the nitrate, ammo, and nitrite levels look good... Only thing that needs improvement is ph but I can raise that

 

[Sk3lly]

I thought the same thing when I tested it... But the nitrate, ammo, and nitrite levels look good... Only thing that needs improvement is ph but I can raise that

I assume you dont fully understand the concept of a 'cycled' tank. Just my opinion though

 

[Drew vest6]

I assume you dont fully understand the concept of a 'cycled' tank. Just my opinion though

My nitrates and ammonia are at zero, with nitrates at a healthy level.

 

[Sk3lly]

Doesnt necessarily mean your cycled. For example...
I buy a tank. I fill it up straight from the tap. My tap water has no ammonia or nitrite but does have small amounts of nitrate. I perform a test. I get 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and 10 nitrate. Am i cycled??

 

[Drew vest6]

Doesnt necessarily mean your cycled. For example...
I buy a tank. I fill it up straight from the tap. My tap water has no ammonia or nitrite but does have small amounts of nitrate. I perform a test. I get 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and 10 nitrate. Am i cycled??

No because you haven't done anything to cycle it, whereas I did, and it cycled quickly.

 

[Sk3lly]

No because you haven't done anything to cycle it, whereas I did, and it cycled quickly.

What did you 'do' to cycle?? I reckon theres a lot of people out there wanting to know as cycling without seeded material normally takes like 5-8 weeks. In all my time of AA ive never heard of anyone do it in 1 week.
You can think your cycled and i wont tell you your not, but im extremely dubious. If you can provide proof then im willing to alter my mindset

 

[Drew vest6]

What did you 'do' to cycle?? I reckon theres a lot of people out there wanting to know as cycling without seeded material normally takes like 5-8 weeks. In all my time of AA ive never heard of anyone do it in 1 week.
You can think your cycled and i wont tell you your not, but im extremely dubious. If you can provide proof then im willing to alter my mindset

What do you mean by "proof"?

 

[Sk3lly]

Daily test results for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate over the next 7 days without any water changes. If you post your results honestly and your ammonia and nitrite remain 0 all week then i will believe that you are cycled