Recent content by Luke Leith

22/06/19 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrates - 30 So at 8pm on the 22/06/19 I added 1ppm ammonia to see if it would cycle within 24hrs... 24hrs later and it is at: 0/2/30 I tested 12hrs into it and the ammonia had cycled, but at the 24hr stage surely the nitrite should have cycled too? Is it a...

Just testing the parameters and it’s come in at: Ammonia: 0-0.25 Nitrite: 2-5 (can’t tell as same colour) Nitrates: 30 (in between orange and red) So finally the bacteria has begun cycling more Nitrite into Nitrates and also my Ammonia eating bacteria is getting rid of that slight Ammonia in...

It’s a non fish cycle, the water from the tap is 0.25, the same reading as the tank water. So my main question that I can’t seem to find anywhere is how long will it take my Filter to eliminate the 0.25 Ammonia water that is already in the tank and has been since the start of the cycle? If my...

But I also don’t want to keep feeding ammonia In to the tank as the nitrites will just raise and raise and the cycle will slow down

Cheers, I have the filter mode of aeration so there’s are lots of bubbles, also I’m using API master test kit. I worry that I may be starving the ammonia feeding bacteria if the ammonia is actually 0 and not 0.25 because of a false reading

Is that sarcasm because the post states the cycle begun 14/05 and there are numerous dates within it :eek: did you even read my post at all ahah

Fishless Cycle, 110L Tank, TAP Safe added, Fluval Cycle added, Sand Substrate. 30C degrees. Fluval U4 Filter. 14/05 - Cycle begun I added 2ppm Ammonia to the tank on that day and my readings Today on the 32nd Day are: Ammonia - 0.25 Nitrite - 5 Nitrates 5-10 My Nitrites hit: 0.25 within Day...