Recent content by lou10579

Well, my fishless cycle is finally done! I set my 20G high up on Sept. 5, 2008 and as of today I've got 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites. I'd say 3 1/2 weeks to a completely cycled tank, ready for a full bioload isn't half bad. Of course, nitrates are sky high but I still have to do my water change...

Thanks for the tip Oldman. Since the ammonia first dropped to 0, two days ago, I've been adding enough to bring it back to 2ppm daily... and it's been dropping back to 0 daily.. Just have to wait on the nitrites now...

Whoa, nitrites are maxed out on the chart today! That was fast!

Tested again last night and the nitrites finally appeared. It looked to have been somewhere between 0 and .25 ppm. This morning it tested at a solid .25. I'm on my way!

Intriguing. I wasn't aware of the "silent cycle." I'm going to have my LFS test my water. If they don't detect nitrites, I'm going to wait a few days and see what happens. Thanks for the responses.

Hi guys, I'm new to posting on these boards but have been reading for a few months now. I'm not actually new to the hobby. I did freshwater years ago, switched to salt for several years and just went back to fresh at the beginning of the month... which brings me to my question. I'm doing a...