Pricey_Jnr
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Hello all! I'm in the process of cycling my tank (fishless)
And just wanted to check I'm doing everything okay and that I just need a little more patience.
I've been following the tank cycle guide which is posted in here.
I've only got water, natural gravel, filter and a heater in the tank, I'm waiting to add bogwood, plants etc once cycled.
My Ammonia levels have dropped from 3ppm to roughly 1.5 with no sign of Nitrite yet, is this normal? and also do I need to top it back up to 3ppm regardless of there being no Nitrite yet? I'm on day 19 as of today.
GH is 4°
KH is 3°
Temperature is 28°
Chlorine 0
My water is fairly soft, I'm not sure if it's a little too far on the soft side. The strip test is showing a pH around 6.5/6 and the API test is as shown below..
I also grabbed this from my water suppliers website for my area...
My Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate tests are here..
Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
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And just wanted to check I'm doing everything okay and that I just need a little more patience.
I've been following the tank cycle guide which is posted in here.
I've only got water, natural gravel, filter and a heater in the tank, I'm waiting to add bogwood, plants etc once cycled.
My Ammonia levels have dropped from 3ppm to roughly 1.5 with no sign of Nitrite yet, is this normal? and also do I need to top it back up to 3ppm regardless of there being no Nitrite yet? I'm on day 19 as of today.
GH is 4°
KH is 3°
Temperature is 28°
Chlorine 0
My water is fairly soft, I'm not sure if it's a little too far on the soft side. The strip test is showing a pH around 6.5/6 and the API test is as shown below..
I also grabbed this from my water suppliers website for my area...
My Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate tests are here..
Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
Sent from my EML-L09 using Tapatalk