Hey everyone
I have just added my first dose of ammonia to my Juwel Rio 180, to begin my fishless cycle
Juwel Rio 180 litre
Fishless Cycle
Tap Water
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 0.25
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- 5.0
Day 1
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 4-5ppm (after 7ml ammonia)
Nitrite- 0
Day 2
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 4-5ppm
Nitrite- 0-0.25 (only slightly purple)
Day 3
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 4-5ppm (lighter than day 2)
Nitrite- 0.25
Day 4
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 4-5ppm (lighter again )
Nitrite- 0.25 (even darker )
Day 5
pH- 8.0 (could have been 8.0 all along, as I have just tried the high pH today )
Ammonia- 4ppm
Nitrite- 0.5 ppm
Day 6
7am
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 4ppm (lighter again)
Nitrite- 1ppm
8pm
Ammonia- 4ppm
Nitrite- between 2ppm & 5ppm
Nitrate- between 10ppm and 20ppm
Day 7
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 4ppm (slightly lighter maybe)
Nitrite- 5ppm
Nitrate- between 20ppm-40ppm
Day 8
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 2ppm
Nitrite- >5ppm
Day 9
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 2ppm
(didn't test for nitrites today, as they will probably still be >5ppm.. ill begin testing them again, when i get my ammonia to 0)
Day 10
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 2ppm
Day 11
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- between 1 & 2ppm
Nitrite- >5ppm (really bright purple)
Nitrate- between 20-40ppm
Day 12
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- between 0.5 & 1ppm
Nitrite- >5
Day 13
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- between 0.5 & 1ppm
Nitrite- >5ppm (bright purple)
(Massive water change to bring nitrites within a readable level.. ammonia dosed up to 1ppm)
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 1.0ppm
Nitrite- between 2 & 5ppm
Nitrate- 20ppm
Day 14
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 0.25ppm
Nitrite- between 2 & 5ppm
Nitrate- 20ppm
Day 15
Ammonia- 0ppm
Re-dosed to 1ppm
Day 16
AM
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- between 0.25 & 0.5ppm
Nitrite- 10ppm
Nitrate- 20ppm
PM
Going to do a water change to get the nitrite within readable levels.. then re-dose ammonia to 1ppm
Day 17
PM
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 0.25
Nitrite- >5
Total water change done (well as much water as you can remove lol) and dosed back up to 1ppm
Day 18
AM
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 0.5
Nitrite- 1ppm
Day 19
pH- 7.6
Ammonia- 0.5
Nitrite- 2ppm
Nitrate- 10ppm
Day 20
Ammonia- 0.5ppm
Nitrite- 2ppm
Added filter floss from an established tank fingers crossed it speeds up from here
Day 21
pH- 7.6
Ammonia- 0.5ppm
Nitrite- 2ppm
Nitrate- 10ppm
Day 22
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 0.25ppm
Nitrite- 2ppm
Day 23
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- between 2-5ppm
Dosed ammonia back to 1ppm
Day 24
AM
Ammonia- 0.25ppm
Nitrite- between 2-5ppm
PM
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 1ppm
Nitrate- between 40-80ppm
Redosed ammonia back to 1ppm
Day 25
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0.25ppm
Nitrate- between 40-80ppm
Redosed ammonia back to 1ppm
Day 26
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0.25ppm
Nitrate- 80ppm
Redosed ammonia back to 1ppm
Day 27
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Redosed ammonia to 1ppm
Day 28
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Redosed to 1ppm
Day 29
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Redosed to 1ppm
Day 30
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Redosed to 1ppm
Day 31
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Nitrate- >80ppm
I have just added my first dose of ammonia to my Juwel Rio 180, to begin my fishless cycle
Juwel Rio 180 litre
Fishless Cycle
Tap Water
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 0.25
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- 5.0
Day 1
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 4-5ppm (after 7ml ammonia)
Nitrite- 0
Day 2
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 4-5ppm
Nitrite- 0-0.25 (only slightly purple)
Day 3
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 4-5ppm (lighter than day 2)
Nitrite- 0.25
Day 4
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 4-5ppm (lighter again )
Nitrite- 0.25 (even darker )
Day 5
pH- 8.0 (could have been 8.0 all along, as I have just tried the high pH today )
Ammonia- 4ppm
Nitrite- 0.5 ppm
Day 6
7am
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 4ppm (lighter again)
Nitrite- 1ppm
8pm
Ammonia- 4ppm
Nitrite- between 2ppm & 5ppm
Nitrate- between 10ppm and 20ppm
Day 7
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 4ppm (slightly lighter maybe)
Nitrite- 5ppm
Nitrate- between 20ppm-40ppm
Day 8
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 2ppm
Nitrite- >5ppm
Day 9
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 2ppm
(didn't test for nitrites today, as they will probably still be >5ppm.. ill begin testing them again, when i get my ammonia to 0)
Day 10
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 2ppm
Day 11
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- between 1 & 2ppm
Nitrite- >5ppm (really bright purple)
Nitrate- between 20-40ppm
Day 12
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- between 0.5 & 1ppm
Nitrite- >5
Day 13
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- between 0.5 & 1ppm
Nitrite- >5ppm (bright purple)
(Massive water change to bring nitrites within a readable level.. ammonia dosed up to 1ppm)
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 1.0ppm
Nitrite- between 2 & 5ppm
Nitrate- 20ppm
Day 14
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 0.25ppm
Nitrite- between 2 & 5ppm
Nitrate- 20ppm
Day 15
Ammonia- 0ppm
Re-dosed to 1ppm
Day 16
AM
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- between 0.25 & 0.5ppm
Nitrite- 10ppm
Nitrate- 20ppm
PM
Going to do a water change to get the nitrite within readable levels.. then re-dose ammonia to 1ppm
Day 17
PM
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 0.25
Nitrite- >5
Total water change done (well as much water as you can remove lol) and dosed back up to 1ppm
Day 18
AM
pH- 7.4
Ammonia- 0.5
Nitrite- 1ppm
Day 19
pH- 7.6
Ammonia- 0.5
Nitrite- 2ppm
Nitrate- 10ppm
Day 20
Ammonia- 0.5ppm
Nitrite- 2ppm
Added filter floss from an established tank fingers crossed it speeds up from here
Day 21
pH- 7.6
Ammonia- 0.5ppm
Nitrite- 2ppm
Nitrate- 10ppm
Day 22
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 0.25ppm
Nitrite- 2ppm
Day 23
pH- 8.0
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- between 2-5ppm
Dosed ammonia back to 1ppm
Day 24
AM
Ammonia- 0.25ppm
Nitrite- between 2-5ppm
PM
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 1ppm
Nitrate- between 40-80ppm
Redosed ammonia back to 1ppm
Day 25
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0.25ppm
Nitrate- between 40-80ppm
Redosed ammonia back to 1ppm
Day 26
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0.25ppm
Nitrate- 80ppm
Redosed ammonia back to 1ppm
Day 27
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Redosed ammonia to 1ppm
Day 28
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Redosed to 1ppm
Day 29
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Redosed to 1ppm
Day 30
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Redosed to 1ppm
Day 31
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Nitrate- >80ppm