Fishless Cycle

[OldMan47]

Do you have any idea of the water hardness or the total dissolved solids of your water? Mollies in general like their water high in mineral content with a pH over 7.5 at all times. If you can get those numbers easily, they may make a nice addition to any tank. I really enjoy my mollies but my water makes mollies easy. Other people, with softer or low pH water, do great with things like neons or angels but not so well with mollies. It is always best to match the fish to the water that you have from the tap. That way you are not constantly fiddling with water, you are just enjoying your fish.

 

[julsifer]

i know i live in a hard water area if that helps, but i have no idea of any specific number or anything, i have been meaning to get a gh and kh kit, but was gonna leave it towards the end. My friends mollys are only babies too.

 

[julsifer]

Day 36
Temp 27 celcius/80 farenheit
Result 0 (12hrs)
Dosage 1ml
Result 0 (12hrs)
Dosage 1ml
Ph 7.2 then to 7.0
Nitrite2ppm
Nitrate not tested

Day 37
Temp 27 celcius/80 farenheit
Result 1.5 (12hrs)
Dosage 0ml
Ph 6.4
Nitrite 0.5ppm
Nitrate not tested

Day 38 WATER CHANGE

Day 39
Temp 27 celcius/80 farenheit
Result 0 (12hrs)
Dosage 1ml
Ph not tested
Nitrite 2ppm
Nitrate not tested


Day 40
Temp 27 celcius/80 farenheit
Result 0 (12hrs)
Dosage 1ml
Ph 7.4
Nitrite 5ppm
Nitrate not tested

Day 41
Temp 27 celcius/80 farenheit
Result 0 (12hrs)
Dosage 1ml
Result 0 (12hrs)
Dosage 1ml
Ph 7.6
Nitrite 2ppm then to 1ppm
Nitrate not tested


Day 42
Temp 27 celcius/80 farenheit
Result 0 (12hrs)
Dosage 1ml
Result 0 (12hrs)
Dosage 1ml
Ph 7.6
Nitrite high then to 4ppm
Nitrate not tested

Day 43
Temp 27 celcius/80 farenheit
Result 0 (13hrs)
Dosage 1ml
Ph 7.4
Nitrite 2ppm
Nitrate 5-10ppm

 

[OldMan47]

It looks like you are starting to process the nitrites nicely. As you continue to make progress on nitrites you might almost be at the point of thinking about stocking soon.
If you have hard water, it does not have a very high GH. You probably will not have as much luck with mollies as I do so you probably should pass on the "boring" mollies. I love my mollies but never need to do a water change for pH during a cycle because my water is too hard to be effected by the build up of nitrates. My tap runs about 7.8 pH so it is even harder GH and KH than yours is.