First Week Of Testing

[lake1502]

Hello,

Im in my firsrt week of testing my new tank 25 Gallon tank here are my resutls,

NO3 - 5-10mg
PH - 8.5
NO2 - 0.3
NH3 - 0mg

Can anyone tells me how is sounds???

Also how many fish does people recomend to keep in a 25Gallon

 

[ncjharris]

Well, amonnia is nil, NitrIte in not and NitrAtes aren't.

Looks to me like you are towards the end of a cycle, but if this is only your first week then that would suprise me.......
What have you been adding to cycle? Is this fishles?

Have you read some of the pinned posts on cycling? They provide a lot more info on the time scales you should expect, but you are usually looking at 30-40 days.

Had a look at some of your other posts -are you planning on keeping Bala's in this tank? They grow big - up to 18 inches.
I've never kept them, but people usually reccomend a tank no smaller than 40-50 gallons for them.

 

[bunjiweb]

In a 25 Gallon tank you could keep 20-30 fish depending on their size. The best advice i can give is to research as much as possible, DONT impulse buy, check the size and compatibility of every fish you want to buy. Ones to be especially cautious with are alot of the catfish, some of the loaches and some of the sharks, as ncjharris has already mentioned.

It looks like your tank has another week to go. Do a couple of small water changes (10 - 15%). You should find the nitrite starts to drop swiftly. As soon as your nitrite and ammonia are 0 you are ready to add fish/more fish. Having said this, If you have cycled WITH fish, it is best to wait 3-4 weeks after adding the first fish.

Ben

 

[lake1502]

Yeah, its towards the end of the week. i was going to keep Barla Shark, but ive thought about it and have decided against it, just unfair if it grows to large!!!

Im going on hoilday on thursday so i thinik by the time i get back it should be all ready!!!

 

[rdd1952]

Do you have any fish in the tank yet? If so haw many and what kind? If you are cycling without fish, a week definitely isn't long enough for a tank to fully cycle.

Edit: What are your tap water readings for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate?