Recent content by John Taylor

Fish less cycles are usually a little more complicated than most people realize. After the 1st cycle, which can and often does, take from 4 -8 weeks the 1st time. Then each time a re dosing is administered, it take less and less time. Ultimately getting down to 24 hours, after the 2 groups of...

As long as your ammonia and nitrites are clear, then yes, your cycle is finished. You can go safely to 40ppm nitrates and it usually wont bother fish, but its better to do a 20% water change anyway , Its the Nitrites you have to be very careful of. Anything over 0.1 starts to become a big...