nehpets81
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Hi All,
After taking advice on this forum, I started my fishless cycle about 2 weeks ago but I am a bit perplexed about the Ammonia readings. So far, it has gone as follows:
Dechlorinated Tap water:
Temp: Cold
PH: >7.6 (only had lower level PH tester at this point - doh!)
Ammonia: 0.25ppm
nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 15ppm
Day 1:
Temp 24
PH 7.9
Ammonia: 0.25
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 20
Added ammonia to 4ppm
Day 6:
Temp 29
ph 8
Ammonia 4ppm
Day 7&8:
Same as day 6
Day 9
Temp (always 29 from now on)
ph 8.2
Ammonia 3
Nitrite 1
(This was a very exciting day!)
Day 10:
ph 8.2
Ammonia 2
Nitrite 1.5
Day 11:
ph 8
Ammonia 1
Nitrite: 1?
Day 12
Ammonia : 0.4
Day 13:
ph 8.1
Ammonia : 0.25
Day 14, 15 & 16:
Ammonia : 0.25
Day 17:
ph 8.1
Ammonia 0.25
Nitrite 4?
So, there it is - time constraints have meant I did not measure most things except Ammonia for a while, but I am now back in to it. I find the Nitrite numbers quite hard to determine above about 1ppm..
Anyhoo - is the Ammonia plateau normal at 0.25? It seemed to be coming down so quickly and then just stop - I hope I am reading it right, it is definitiely slightly green still so is not at 0ppm.
After taking advice on this forum, I started my fishless cycle about 2 weeks ago but I am a bit perplexed about the Ammonia readings. So far, it has gone as follows:
Dechlorinated Tap water:
Temp: Cold
PH: >7.6 (only had lower level PH tester at this point - doh!)
Ammonia: 0.25ppm
nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 15ppm
Day 1:
Temp 24
PH 7.9
Ammonia: 0.25
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 20
Added ammonia to 4ppm
Day 6:
Temp 29
ph 8
Ammonia 4ppm
Day 7&8:
Same as day 6
Day 9
Temp (always 29 from now on)
ph 8.2
Ammonia 3
Nitrite 1
(This was a very exciting day!)
Day 10:
ph 8.2
Ammonia 2
Nitrite 1.5
Day 11:
ph 8
Ammonia 1
Nitrite: 1?
Day 12
Ammonia : 0.4
Day 13:
ph 8.1
Ammonia : 0.25
Day 14, 15 & 16:
Ammonia : 0.25
Day 17:
ph 8.1
Ammonia 0.25
Nitrite 4?
So, there it is - time constraints have meant I did not measure most things except Ammonia for a while, but I am now back in to it. I find the Nitrite numbers quite hard to determine above about 1ppm..
Anyhoo - is the Ammonia plateau normal at 0.25? It seemed to be coming down so quickly and then just stop - I hope I am reading it right, it is definitiely slightly green still so is not at 0ppm.