Fishless Cycling Am I Adding Too Much Ammonia?

[JMagick]

Hi guys im trying fishless cycling as advised on this site www. #### .co.uk/Fishlesscycle.htm im trying to set up my tank (im a newbie) i set up my tank on wednesday i added some sera nitrivec bacterial suppliment to be precise at the required amount for my sized tank 120 litres i decided to go with the quick method of fishless cycling as shown on the above site which suggests i add ammonia mixed with water at a strengh of 9.5% until i reach 5ppm to kick start the ammonia spike so i added 50 drops until my kit was reading 4ppm (because the next one up is 8ppm doesnt seem to have a 5ppm level on the kit) then today 24 hours after adding my first amount of ammonia i checked ammonia and nitrite levels and they seem to be reading the same as yesterday 4ppm ammonia and no nitrites 0ppm so today i added more as the intructions on the page tell me to do ive added another 50 drops ammonia i imagine its off the chart 8ppm now but i havent checked it yet just wanted to know if im doing the right thing adding more ammonia everday at this amount until i see nitrites rise? does this sound as if im on the right track or have i already added too much ammonia? thanks in advance for any help

 

[WILDER]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861

 

[martyn21uk]

Perfect link for you I think. The add and wait method seems to get the best feedback imo

 

[JMagick]

hey thanks for the pointer wilder seems that it will be ok if i wait for ammonia to drop also seems that the ammonia is the reason my ph is so high i was kinda concerned about that but that seems to be normal at this stage. im guessing i should continue adding the daily dose of bacterial suppliment? as recommended on the bottle to speed things along

 

[WILDER]

rdd1952 know his stuff.
Never done a fishless cycle, but that is a good thread.
Good luck.

 

[JMagick]

just a lil update for you guys no change here i decided to leave off the ammonia so in the end i only added two doses of ammonia over two days at 50 drops to 120 litre tank at 9.5% im just gonna do the wait method and see what happens my kit is still reading 4ppm but it could be anywhere between 4-and 8ppm as thats the next colour up on the kit i still have no sign of reduction and its day 4 since i added the first ammonia its wierd because i had 2-4ppm nitrate before i added ammonia and 0.25 nitrite and now i have no nitrite at all showing i dont know what my nitrate is now i didnt test it .. mm slightly confused im guessing ive got more head scratching to go