Hello all,
I posted a few weeks ago about my problems with my fishless cycling not taking off. I was at 3-4 ppm ammonia and after several weeks---the ammonia didn't drop at all and the nitrites or nitrates didn't rise either. It didn't make a difference even after doing a large water change. I posted on here and nobody really had any idea why it was happening except that it might be to do with a nutrient that could possibly be missing from my water. I used prime and stability.
Fast forward to 3 weeks after I gave up on the fishless cycling and decided to do a fish-in cycle with my 36 gallon bowfront. I added 5 fish (and later added 2 more from another tank as it was not a suitable tank for those 2 small fish--for a total of 7 small tropical fish in this tank. 3 days ago, I did the first water change. I was going to do one sooner---but the ammonia never rose. Seriously, I never had detectable ammonia..or nitrites..or nitrates. I test with the API kit. Finally, I changed the water anyhow just because I'm not comfortable letting the water sit for that long without being changed at all and to remove some solid waste from the substrate.
Why am I not seeing ammonia, nitrites, OR nitrates? 7 fish!!! Lol.
I posted a few weeks ago about my problems with my fishless cycling not taking off. I was at 3-4 ppm ammonia and after several weeks---the ammonia didn't drop at all and the nitrites or nitrates didn't rise either. It didn't make a difference even after doing a large water change. I posted on here and nobody really had any idea why it was happening except that it might be to do with a nutrient that could possibly be missing from my water. I used prime and stability.
Fast forward to 3 weeks after I gave up on the fishless cycling and decided to do a fish-in cycle with my 36 gallon bowfront. I added 5 fish (and later added 2 more from another tank as it was not a suitable tank for those 2 small fish--for a total of 7 small tropical fish in this tank. 3 days ago, I did the first water change. I was going to do one sooner---but the ammonia never rose. Seriously, I never had detectable ammonia..or nitrites..or nitrates. I test with the API kit. Finally, I changed the water anyhow just because I'm not comfortable letting the water sit for that long without being changed at all and to remove some solid waste from the substrate.
Why am I not seeing ammonia, nitrites, OR nitrates? 7 fish!!! Lol.