Am I Cycled? Am I Cycled?

[missdarwin]

Ok, these are my ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels this morning BEFORE I do my water change. I think theyre good... Am I finally cycled? (Mega fingers crossed!)

 

[the_lock_man]

Where? Where?

 

[missdarwin]

Oh no, iphone pic is too big! Well I have pale yellow ammonia (0ppm), light blue nitrites (0ppm) and a straw coloured yellow nitrates between 0-5ppm. I'm using my API master test kit..

 

[the_lock_man]

Certainly, 0ppm for ammonia and nitrite is great. Is this Double Zero in 24hours or 12 hours, and is it the first time you've seen that result?

 

[hevenp]

How long have you built your tank ?  You can put some fish food in the tank and track the ammonia  and see its way from converting to nitrite and then nitrate.. I would say if you have nitrate then the cycle is probably done. But its best to wait a week depends on the tank size and filters..

 

[missdarwin]

It's 24 hours cause I was marking coursework till 1am and didn't get a chance to do my levels last night. First time I've seen the double zero. Last week I have zero ammonia but my nitrites were still sky high (5ppm+ within 24 hours), did an 80% water change on Wednesday to bring down the nitrites by a bigger chunk, did a little 20% change yesterday morning just to keep them at bay (they were 1ppm), this morning, low and behold, my bacteria seem to have finally kicked in!

Ps tank was set up 5 weeks, 4 days ago

 

[Blondielovesfish]

Is this fish in or fish less?

 

[missdarwin]

One white cloud I had to rescue from a different tank cause he was being neglected. He's called Keith. (This is what happens when you let children name your pets)

He only went in two weeks ago though, before that I was seeding with ammonia

 

[the_lock_man]

One white cloud I had to rescue from a different tank cause he was being neglected. He's called Keith. (This is what happens when you let children name your pets)

He only went in two weeks ago though, before that I was seeding with ammonia

 
OK, sorry, I'd read back some of your older stuff, where it said it was fishless. Is this still the 30l Biorb?
 
In terms of cycling, I would suggest you keep testing for a week, and if you still see Double Zeros all week, then you are cycled for the current bioload. When you add more fish, you will be into a minicycle, whilst the bacteria grow to cope with the increased bioload.
 
 

He's called Keith.
 

 
*snigger*
 
BTW, if we are still talking about a 30l Biorb, Keith isn't a suitable occupant for one of those.

 

[missdarwin]

BTW, if we are still talking about a 30l Biorb, Keith isn't a suitable occupant for one of those.

Oh I know, he's not a permanent resident.... He's just lodging, very much like the littlest fishy hobo.......

 

[the_lock_man]

BTW, if we are still talking about a 30l Biorb, Keith isn't a suitable occupant for one of those.

Oh I know, he's not a permanent resident.... He's just lodging, very much like the littlest fishy hobo.......

 
Oooh, that's a blast from the past!

 

[missdarwin]

Oooh, that's a blast from the past!

Ha ha am I giving away my age? Ooh errr..... :s might get him a little polkadot sack on a stick to complete the look lol

 

[Sophie]

 
BTW, if we are still talking about a 30l Biorb, Keith isn't a suitable occupant for one of those.

What's the reason behind this out of interest?

 

[the_lock_man]

 
BTW, if we are still talking about a 30l Biorb, Keith isn't a suitable occupant for one of those.

What's the reason behind this out of interest?

 
White Cloud Mountain Minnows aren't truly tropical fish, they come from the fast running streams on mountains, which are much cooler than the lakes and rivers where we find our tropical fish.
 
Because their natural habitat is fast-moving, these fish have to be able to achieve quite staggering speeds, relative to the water, if they are to have any hope of swimming upstream. In the static water in an aquarium, they are still capable of these fast speeds, so they need very long tanks if they are to be able to stretch their legs fins.
 
A 30l tank won't allow them that space.

 

[missdarwin]

Keith has ninja speed.