Fishless Cycle - My Log

[boost]

ok got my 200lt tank on saturday, was a 2nd hand jobbie off ebay. Doing fishless cycle using kleen off. Filled with water saturday and started cycle monday


Monday
Ammonia added: 10ml
Ammonia: 8ppm

Tuesday
Not tested

Wednesday
Ammonia: 0ppm (wth 2 days )
NitrIte: not tested
Ammonia added: 10ml
Ammonia: 8ppm

Thursday
Ammonia: 0ppm
NitrIte: 5+ off scale
Ammonia added: 5ml
Ammonia: 5ppm

Friday
Ammonia: 0ppm
NitrIte: 5+ off scale
Ammonia added: 5ml
Ammonia: 5ppm

Saturday
Ammonia: 0ppm
NitrIte: 4ppm
Ammonia added: 3ml

Sunday
Ammonia: 0ppm
NitrIte: 4ppm
Ammonia added: 3ml





Seems to be going a little quick, my guess some of the good guy survived in there somewhere.

 

[m00se]

Looks like something's working. Nitrites are still off the scale still though so you might have to wait a little while before that settles itself down. Definitely a good start though

 

[boost]

Friday
Ammonia: 0ppm
NitrIte: 5+ off scale
Ammonia added: 5ml
Ammonia: 5ppm

Still processing all the ammonia in 24 hours, no sigh of nitrite drop as of yet.

 

[m00se]

Good work! Keep it up!

 

[boost]

if my Ammonia is all still being processed within 24 hours, should i lower the ammount i add ?

 

[OldMan47]

Lower your ammonia to get about 2 ppm on your test kit until you see the nitrites begin to drop.

 

[boost]

Saturday
Ammonia: 0ppm
NitrIte: 4ppm
Ammonia added: 3ml

we have a drop in nitrite