Cycle Question

[Lord Fishheart]

i have been cycling my juwel trigon 350 for around 3 weeks now. I added ammonia at the start up to 4 ppm, i waited for the ammonia to drop, which it did after a week. I then raised it back up to 4 ppm (saturday at 11am). It says in the pinned topic that once the ammonia is dropping from around 4ppm back to zero in 12 hours or less you have sufficient bacteria. However i have just done a water test and got the following results at 12pm sunday. Ammonia 2.0, nitrite 0.25 and nitrate 10. Has my cycle stalled. What do i do now?

 

[pammy172]

You need to be processing nitrite and ammonia to zero in 12 hours. Top your ammonia up only at 24 hour intervals now but test 12 hourly. Once your reaching zero for both Ammonia and Nitrite within 12 hours for a week you are fully cycled. You'll then do a massive water change to reduce the nitrate levels then add your fish.

 

[Lord Fishheart]

You need to be processing nitrite and ammonia to zero in 12 hours. Top your ammonia up only at 24 hour intervals now but test 12 hourly. Once your reaching zero for both Ammonia and Nitrite within 12 hours for a week you are fully cycled. You'll then do a massive water change to reduce the nitrate levels then add your fish.

So when do I add Ammonia?

 

[tom16]

WHY have you posted the same post 4 times

 

[Lord Fishheart]

WHY have you posted the same post 4 times

Sorry didnt realise i did