Chilly Dippers Fishless Cycle Log 2

[The chilly dipper]

Hi guys im back after a busy period and now i have my rio set up and heres my log of it.

Juwel rio 130
Biogrid HOB filter 160L/hour

i dont have an heater yet but i will be getting one soon

Please excuse the mess in my junk room (i really should tidy that up )

so last night i dosed the tank up to 8ppm (maybe a bit too high i will dose down next time)

Day 1 10:30pm PH low:7.6 > PH high 8.4 >Ammonia 8ppm
Day 2 11:00am PH low 7.6 > PH high 8.2 >Ammonia 7ppm (tank has settled nice but bacterial bloom not far behind)
Day 3 07:30pm PH low 7.6 >PH high 8.2 >Ammonia 7ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 0ppm
Day 4 07:30pm PH low 7.6 >PH high 8.1 >Ammonia 4ppm >nitrite 0.25ppm >nitrate 0ppm
Day 5 11:30pm PH low 7.6 >PH high 8.1 >Ammonia 4ppm >nitrite 1ppm >nitrate 0ppm
Day 6 11:30pm PH low 7.6 >PH high 8.1 >Ammonia 3ppm >nitrite 4ppm >nitrate 80ppm
Day 7 07:30pm PH low 7.6 >PH high 7.4 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite 5ppm >nitrate 80ppm
Day 8 10.00am PH low 7.6 >PH high 7.4 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate off scale Redosed to 4ppm
Day 8 10.00pm PH low 7.6 >PH high 7.4 >Ammonia 2.ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate off scale
Day 9 09:00pm PH low 7.6 >PH high 7.4 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 5ppm >nitrate 40ppm 25% water change to get ate and ites readable Redosed to 4ppm
Day 10 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.6 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 5ppm >nitrate 120ppmredosed to 4ppm again (no nitrate movement yet)
Day 11 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.6 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate off scale 30% water change
Day 12 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.6 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 5ppm >nitrate 160ppmredosed to 4ppm
Day 13 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.0 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate off scale
Day 14 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.0 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate off scale
Day 15 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high n/a >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate off scaleredosed to 4ppm
Day 16 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.0 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate off scale
Day 17 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.0 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate off scale50% water change redosed to 4 ppm
Day 18 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.0 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite 1ppm >nitrate 100ppm
Day 19 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.0 >Ammonia 0.0ppm >nitrite 0.25ppm >nitrate 100ppm redosed to 4ppm
Day 20 07:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate 100ppm
Day 20 09:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.2 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite 5ppm >nitrate 120ppm
Day 21 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.2 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite off scale >nitrate 110ppm
Day 22 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.2 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0 >nitrate 140ppmredosed to 4 ppm
Day 23 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 2ppm >nitrate ?ppm
Day 24 07:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate ?ppmredosed 4pp
Day 25 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite 2ppm >nitrate ?ppm
Day 26 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate ?ppmredosed to 4ppm
Day 27 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.0 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite ?ppm >nitrate ?ppmredosed to 4ppm
Day 28 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia ?ppm >nitrite ?ppm >nitrate ?ppm
Day 29 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate ?ppmredosed to 4ppm
Day 30 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite 5ppm >nitrate 120ppm
Day 31 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate ?ppmredosed to 4ppm
Day 32 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.2 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 130ppmredosed to 4ppm
Now moving on to 12 hour tests
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Day 33 07:00am PH low ?? >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 2ppm >nitrate ???
Day 33 07:00pm PH low ?? >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 130ppmredosed to 4ppm
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Day 34 07:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.2 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 130ppm
Day 34 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 8.2 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 130ppmredosed to 4ppm
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Day 35 10:30am PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate redosed to 4ppm
Day 35 10:30pm PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 5ppm >nitrate
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Day 36 09:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate redosed to 4ppm
Day 36 09:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0.25ppm >nitrate redosed to 4ppm
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Day 37 7:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 5ppm >nitrate
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Day 38 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate redosed to 4ppm
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Day 39 07:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 1.5ppm >nitrate redosed to 4ppm
Day 39 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite ?ppm >nitrate redosed to 4ppm
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Day 40 07:00pm PH low 7 >PH high 7.4 >Ammonia 0.25ppm >nitrite 0.25ppm >nitrate 140ppm

50% water change to bring the nitrates down
then tested again at ten at night.

Day 40 10:00pm PH low 7 >PH high 7.4 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 5ppmredosed to 4ppm
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Day 41 07:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0.50ppm >nitrite >5ppm >nitrate
Day 41 07:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 40ppmredosed to 4ppm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Day 42 07:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high ? >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 40ppmredosed to 4ppm Double zero after 12 hours lets see if this keeps up
Day 42 10:00pm PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 40ppmredosed to 4ppm
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Day 43 10:00am PH low 0.0 >PH high 0.0 >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate 40ppmredosed to 4ppm
Day 43 10:00pm PH low -- >PH high -- >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate ?redosed 4ppm
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Day 44 10:00am PH low -- >PH high -- >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate ?redosed 4ppm
Day 44 10:00pm PH low -- >PH high -- >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate ?redosed 4 ppm
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Day 45 6:00pm PH low -- >PH high -- >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate ?redosed 4ppm
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Day 46 7:00am PH low -- >PH high -- >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate ?redosed 4ppm
Day 46 7:00pm PH low -- >PH high -- >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate --
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b]Day 47 8.00:00am[/b] PH low -- >PH high -- >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate --redosed 4ppm
b]Day 47 10:00pm[/b] PH low -- >PH high -- >Ammonia 0ppm >nitrite 0ppm >nitrate --redosed4ppm
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Cycle complete





























it is taking 24 hours to clear ammonia and nitrates as of day 32

if you guys have anything i can add to this then please say, i hope this is laid out well enough for you to gleam from.

i used Kleen off ammonia instead of the stuff from boots ,if you live in the uk this will be fine its made by jayes.

 

[Blubble37]

and why have you done 2 cycle logs may i ask?

 

[The chilly dipper]

and why have you done 2 cycle logs may i ask?

i lost my edit button on the last one lol

 

[Blubble37]

lool

 

[The chilly dipper]

lool

i am now in my qualifying week

 

[Blubble37]

yaaayyyy! Welll done chilly dipper!

 

[The chilly dipper]

Now for deciding what fish im getting yay