Fishless Cycle Bloom

[emilythestrange]

Im fishless cycling my 100 litre tank with pure ammonia,
I did a silly mistake about 1 week 1 1/2 weeks ago. I put in too much ammonia as a hit and miss guess.
The ammonia didnt go down from 8+ ppm for days and days.
I got frustrated and emptied half of the tank.
I had to also remove the filter extra floss which is only meant to be running for a week, and noticed in the media of my Fluval 3plus, that the bottom part is a mucky brown colour.
Just like my small tank, so some bacteria indeed is growing.

Now my tank is really cloudy, does anyone know how long it will last. white stringy stuff is growing on the decorations and silk plants.

And i added 5ml of ammonia after it went down to 0ppm
After adding the 5ml the next day 24 hours later the reading was 4ppm

its taking ages!
Anyone got a guess on how long to wait now.
(nitrites are showing up)

 

[Truck]

be patient an average cycle can take from 3-6 weeks, just be patient...
if nitrites are showing up id say another 2-3 weeks

 

[emilythestrange]

be patient an average cycle can take from 3-6 weeks, just be patient...

i am haha, trying to be.. yep its gonna take 6 weeks at least.
I guess its already been 3... must be

Aha! [edit] my last post on the pics with the new filter...
So the cycle has been in process since November 17th
thats why im getting worried.
Cos its still taking days to come down.

 

[Truck]

yes that is a long time, but going over 5ppm probably killed some or all of the bacteria already growing, so your cycle probably started again, but your tank should be done by mid january if things go well

 

[backtotropical]

Hi Emily,

A pH test would be a good idea. If the pH falls too low (and cycling drives the pH down), it can cause the cycle to stall or even stop.

BTT