Day 25 Should I See Nitrite?

[yardicus]

Added fish 3 days ago against the LFS advice (due to their opinion fishless cycling is a waste of time).
Today I have noticed a slight change in nitrIte, it's not quite 0.25ppm in colour but it's not blue like 0ppm on the API master test.

is this normal

Results

Tank at a constant 31ºc or 88ºF
Date - - - Ammonia Added - Ammonia Reading - NitrIte ppm - NitrAte ppm
07 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
08 sep - 0ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
09 sep - 0ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
10 sep - 0ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
11 sep - 1ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
12 sep - 1ml - - - - - - - - - - 2ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0.25ppm - - -- 0ppm
13 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 2ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0.50ppm - - -- 0ppm
14 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
15 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
16 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - - - - - 4ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
17 sep - 0ml - - - - - - - - - - 6ppm - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - 5ppm
18 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - 6ppm
19 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 8ppm
20 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 1.5ppm - - - - - - - -- 3ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
21 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 0.5ppm - - - - - - - -- 2ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
22 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
23 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
24 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
25 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 20ppm
26 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 40ppm
27 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 40ppm
28 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 80ppm

90% water change
Temp 26ºc
Fish Added (18" of fish)

Date - - - Ammonia Added - Ammonia Reading - NitrIte ppm - NitrAte ppm
29 sep - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - 20ppm
30 sep - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - 20ppm
01 oct - -0 - - - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - - - - -0.25ppm - - - -20ppm

 

[jojomojo1971]

Added fish 3 days ago against the LFS advice (due to their opinion fishless cycling is a waste of time).
Today I have noticed a slight change in nitrIte, it's not quite 0.25ppm in colour but it's not blue like 0ppm on the API master test.

is this normal

Results

Tank at a constant 31ºc or 88ºF
Date - - - Ammonia Added - Ammonia Reading - NitrIte ppm - NitrAte ppm
07 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
08 sep - 0ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
09 sep - 0ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
10 sep - 0ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
11 sep - 1ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
12 sep - 1ml - - - - - - - - - - 2ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0.25ppm - - -- 0ppm
13 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 2ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0.50ppm - - -- 0ppm
14 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
15 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
16 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - - - - - 4ppm - - - - - - 0ppm
17 sep - 0ml - - - - - - - - - - 6ppm - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - 5ppm
18 sep - 2ml - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - - - - - 5ppm - - - - - - 6ppm
19 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 8ppm
20 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 1.5ppm - - - - - - - -- 3ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
21 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 0.5ppm - - - - - - - -- 2ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
22 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
23 sep - 6ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
24 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 1ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 15ppm
25 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - - - - - 3ppm - - - - - - 20ppm
26 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 40ppm
27 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 40ppm
28 sep - 3ml - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - - - - - 0ppm - - - - - - 80ppm

90% water change
Temp 26ºc
Fish Added (18" of fish)

Date - - - Ammonia Added - Ammonia Reading - NitrIte ppm - NitrAte ppm
29 sep - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - 20ppm
30 sep - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - 20ppm
01 oct - -0 - - - - - - - - - - - -0ppm - - - - - - - - - -0.25ppm - - - -20ppm

You can get a small nitrite spike after adding fish, keep your eye on it any more than 0.25 and do a water change 20% or so.

HTH

 

[yardicus]

You can get a small nitrite spike after adding fish, keep your eye on it any more than 0.25 and do a water change 20% or so.
HTH

Thanks for the reply, I'm not too worried as long as it's normal.

Can anyone shed some light on as to why I now have traces of nitrIte, I thought the 3 weeks fishless cycling would have produced massive amounts of nitrIte eating bacteria.

 

[yardicus]

Back to Zero today all is well