Captain Retardo
Fish Herder
After finding the ammonia for my tank for fishless cycling, I put it in right away and now, the second day (24 hours) My ammonia eating bacteria can lower my ammonia level down from about 4-5 PPM to around 0.5-1.25 PPM in only 21 Hours!!! Yesterday my nitrite level was very high (second off the top of the chart) and today I imagine it will be off the chart, I already have a nitrate reading of about 5.0 PPM.
Just wondering, this seems very abnormal, it is already the second day and I am almost done with the cycle, by the way it is going I shall be ready by the weekends, perfect because a store near us just got some healthy Bolivian Rams and are only selling them for $2 American!!!
Am I just lucky???
Edit-I forgot to add; My tank light is on a very long time, the water level is just below the rim (so that the filter makes more surface tension) I have two airlines in my tank and they are connected to a 50 gallon airpump (I have a 29 gallon tank) the airlines have no airstone so the bubbles are bigger, the tank temp is constantly around 85-87 degrees fahrenheit. So I have optimum conditions for bacteria growth, but I did not get the tank seeded...
Just wondering, this seems very abnormal, it is already the second day and I am almost done with the cycle, by the way it is going I shall be ready by the weekends, perfect because a store near us just got some healthy Bolivian Rams and are only selling them for $2 American!!!
Am I just lucky???
Edit-I forgot to add; My tank light is on a very long time, the water level is just below the rim (so that the filter makes more surface tension) I have two airlines in my tank and they are connected to a 50 gallon airpump (I have a 29 gallon tank) the airlines have no airstone so the bubbles are bigger, the tank temp is constantly around 85-87 degrees fahrenheit. So I have optimum conditions for bacteria growth, but I did not get the tank seeded...