FishyWishie
Fishaholic
Hi all !
This will be my ongoing thread covering my fishless cycling as well as the inevitable ups and downs there will be along the way. For those who don't know my setup.
Tank Fluval Roma 240 litre
Filter Fluval 305 (External)
Heater Tetric heater
Aerating via 28" bubble curtain, Bubble Stone and directing filter outputs towards surface
Tap Water PH = 7.4
Ammonia = 0ppm
nitrite = 0ppm
nitrate = 0ppm
Water temp 28 deg c
Post Holiday Log
33 days had passed by this point Day 1 is 1st day back from holiday.
Day 1 back Ammonia 8+ ppm back from holiday to find heater has blown up and tank overloaded with ammonia 60% water change done and ammonia brought back down to the 4ppm colour on API master kit
Day 2 Ammonia 2ppm Nitrites 0.5 Nitrates approx 10 (tested at new time of 11pm)
Day 3 Ammonia < 0.5 Topped back up to 2ppm (Done at 11am to allow a 11pm comparison test to be done to see if im close to 12 hours or if i should revert back to the 5 down to 0 dosing. UPDATE It had only dropped to about 0.25 so ive dosed back to 5ppm.
Day 4 Ammonia 0.25-0.5ppm redosed to 5ppm (12.75ml) should be 12.79m but no danger am i trying to measure 0.04m lol
Day 5 ]11AM TEST PH 8.0 Ammonia 2.0ppm Nitrates Off chart Nitrates Off Chart - - 11PM TEST Ammonia < 0.25 80% Water Change carried out and ammonia topped up to 3ppm.
Day 6 11AM TEST Ammonia 0.25ppm Nitrites Off Chart Nitrates 80 11PM Test Ammonia 0 Nitrites 2/5PPM ( alot lighter than last night) Nitrates 20ppm redosed to 3ppm
Day 7 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrites 2ppm Nitrates 20ppm redosed to 3ppm
Day 8 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrites 5ppm? Didnt check Nitrates redosed to 3ppm
Day 9 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrites 5ppm Nitrates 20ppm redosed to 3ppm
Day 10 Ammoina 0ppm Nitrites 0ppm Nitrates Man thats Orange
Day 11 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrites 2ppm Nitrate 40ppm
Day 12 Down to sand water change performed and redosed to 4ppm
Day 13 Ammonia 2ppm Nitrites 4/8pm Nitrates 40ppm Looks like i've managed to put my cycle back somehow Added 5ml to bring it back to 4ppm and see if it can recover.
Day 14 Ammonia 4ppm Nitrates 4/8ppm Nitrates 40/80ppm
This will be my ongoing thread covering my fishless cycling as well as the inevitable ups and downs there will be along the way. For those who don't know my setup.
Tank Fluval Roma 240 litre
Filter Fluval 305 (External)
Heater Tetric heater
Aerating via 28" bubble curtain, Bubble Stone and directing filter outputs towards surface
Tap Water PH = 7.4
Ammonia = 0ppm
nitrite = 0ppm
nitrate = 0ppm
Water temp 28 deg c
Post Holiday Log
33 days had passed by this point Day 1 is 1st day back from holiday.
Day 1 back Ammonia 8+ ppm back from holiday to find heater has blown up and tank overloaded with ammonia 60% water change done and ammonia brought back down to the 4ppm colour on API master kit
Day 2 Ammonia 2ppm Nitrites 0.5 Nitrates approx 10 (tested at new time of 11pm)
Day 3 Ammonia < 0.5 Topped back up to 2ppm (Done at 11am to allow a 11pm comparison test to be done to see if im close to 12 hours or if i should revert back to the 5 down to 0 dosing. UPDATE It had only dropped to about 0.25 so ive dosed back to 5ppm.
Day 4 Ammonia 0.25-0.5ppm redosed to 5ppm (12.75ml) should be 12.79m but no danger am i trying to measure 0.04m lol
Day 5 ]11AM TEST PH 8.0 Ammonia 2.0ppm Nitrates Off chart Nitrates Off Chart - - 11PM TEST Ammonia < 0.25 80% Water Change carried out and ammonia topped up to 3ppm.
Day 6 11AM TEST Ammonia 0.25ppm Nitrites Off Chart Nitrates 80 11PM Test Ammonia 0 Nitrites 2/5PPM ( alot lighter than last night) Nitrates 20ppm redosed to 3ppm
Day 7 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrites 2ppm Nitrates 20ppm redosed to 3ppm
Day 8 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrites 5ppm? Didnt check Nitrates redosed to 3ppm
Day 9 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrites 5ppm Nitrates 20ppm redosed to 3ppm
Day 10 Ammoina 0ppm Nitrites 0ppm Nitrates Man thats Orange
Day 11 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrites 2ppm Nitrate 40ppm
Day 12 Down to sand water change performed and redosed to 4ppm
Day 13 Ammonia 2ppm Nitrites 4/8pm Nitrates 40ppm Looks like i've managed to put my cycle back somehow Added 5ml to bring it back to 4ppm and see if it can recover.
Day 14 Ammonia 4ppm Nitrates 4/8ppm Nitrates 40/80ppm