fambrough
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi all,
I am at the end of week two in a fishless cycle for a 10 Gallon Eclipse system. Maintaining a steady temp of 80. Started with about two tablespoons of shrimp pellets, which deteriorated and have disappeared. Added gravel and and some fossilized bone from an established tank. I added a teaspoon of stress zyme (just because I had it on hand).
I started water testing in the middle of the second week. My parameters are not changing.
Ammonia between 1 and 2
Nitrites 0
I checked the nitrates for the heck of it and get a positive reading of about 5 ppm.
What doesn't make sense to me is to have a small ammonia reading, zero nitrites, but register nitrates. Has this barely started to cycle? Or did I miss taking a reading to register the ammonia and nitrite spikes?
TIA for your help.
Ben
I am at the end of week two in a fishless cycle for a 10 Gallon Eclipse system. Maintaining a steady temp of 80. Started with about two tablespoons of shrimp pellets, which deteriorated and have disappeared. Added gravel and and some fossilized bone from an established tank. I added a teaspoon of stress zyme (just because I had it on hand).
I started water testing in the middle of the second week. My parameters are not changing.
Ammonia between 1 and 2
Nitrites 0
I checked the nitrates for the heck of it and get a positive reading of about 5 ppm.
What doesn't make sense to me is to have a small ammonia reading, zero nitrites, but register nitrates. Has this barely started to cycle? Or did I miss taking a reading to register the ammonia and nitrite spikes?
TIA for your help.
Ben