TangoTank
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Doing a fishless cycle & I have a 15 gal column w/ a HOB, an 8" bubble wand, gravel substrate & NOT planted w/ heater.
I began my fish less cycle May 7th w/ no seeded media, so this is Day 61?? Got back from a 1 week vacation over a week ago, ammonia was zero when I returned. I redosed ammonia to 2ppm when I returned & it took 2 days to return to zero. Now I'm on Day #3 of ammonia dosed to 2ppm 3 days ago & now it's at 1ppm. I did two back to back WC's 3 days ago to reduce NitrItes to .25ppm & now I have NONE! Should I have any concerns? Or what can I expect?
Thanks!!
PH: 7.4
Temp: 84
Ammonia: @1ppm now--dosed to 2ppm 3 days ago (essentially this is the 4th ammonia dose since starting my fishless cycle)
-- took 2 days to drop down from 2ppm on the previous amm dose (the 3rd ammonia dose since starting FLCycle)
NitrItes: ZERO!! (was .25ppm 3 days ago after 2 back to back almost 100% WC's)
NitrAtes: 10ppm
I began my fish less cycle May 7th w/ no seeded media, so this is Day 61?? Got back from a 1 week vacation over a week ago, ammonia was zero when I returned. I redosed ammonia to 2ppm when I returned & it took 2 days to return to zero. Now I'm on Day #3 of ammonia dosed to 2ppm 3 days ago & now it's at 1ppm. I did two back to back WC's 3 days ago to reduce NitrItes to .25ppm & now I have NONE! Should I have any concerns? Or what can I expect?
Thanks!!
PH: 7.4
Temp: 84
Ammonia: @1ppm now--dosed to 2ppm 3 days ago (essentially this is the 4th ammonia dose since starting my fishless cycle)
-- took 2 days to drop down from 2ppm on the previous amm dose (the 3rd ammonia dose since starting FLCycle)
NitrItes: ZERO!! (was .25ppm 3 days ago after 2 back to back almost 100% WC's)
NitrAtes: 10ppm