Fishless Cycling Log

[degsod]

Hi all,

thought I would post the stats of my fishless cycling log... See the following post for details of the tank and some pics.

I The water has been in the tank for 3 days and I added the filter today with media from one of my other tanks. The reading is before I added ammonia.

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Date NO3 NO2 GH (degrees) KH (deg) pH CL2
Tap Water 10 1 8 2 6.8 0.8
14/5/09 10 1 8 6 6.4 0 (Test before 4ml 9.5% ammonia added)
NO3 NO2 NH3
Day 2 10 1 2 Before adding 9ml 9.5% ammonia
Day 3 25 0.5 6 Before adding 9ml 9.5% ammonia
Day 4 70% water change NH3 2ppm
NO2 NO2 NH3
Day 5 25 2 2

Day 6 Stats

NH3 1.2
NO2 4.0
NO3 25

Day 7 Stats (Did the tests twice to confirm)

NH3: 0.1
NO2: 4
NO3: 0

Day 8 Stats

NH3: 1.2
NO2: 4.0
NO3: 4.0

Day 9 Stats

NH3 0.1
NO2 4
NO3 4

Day 10 Stats

NH3 1.2
NO2 4
NO3 4

Day 11 Stats

NH3 0
NO2 4
NO3 4

Day 11 Stats 12 hours after NH3 addition

NH3 1
NO2 4
NO3 4

Day 12 Stats
NH3 0.4
NO2 4
NO3 4

Day 12 Stats
NH3 0.1
NO2 4
NO3 25

Day 13 Stats (After 12 hours after NH3 addition)
NH3 4
NO2 4
NO3 50

Day 14 Stats
NH3 0.1
NO2 4
NO3 100

Day 15 Stats (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 2
NO2 10
NO3 250

Day 16 Stats (48 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 1.2
NO2 20
NO3 250

Day 17 Stats (60 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0.4
NO2 20
NO3 250

Day 18 Stats (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 2
NO2 20
NO3 250

Day 19 Stats (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0.1
NO2 20
NO3 250

Day 19 Stats 12 Hours after addition of Ammonia
NH3 2.0
NO2 20
NO3 250

Day 20 after addition of Ammonia and bicarb of soda and 90% water change
NH3 4
NO2 0
NO3 1
pH 7.4

Day 21 (before 1 Table spoon bicarb of soda added and 4cc NH3)
NH3 0
NO2 10
NO3 1
pH 7.4

Day 22 (24 hour later - before 4cc NH3added)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 2
pH 7.8

Day 23 (12 hour test)
NH3 2
NO2 Not tested
NO3 Not tested

Day 23 24 hour test
NH3 1
NO2 0
NO3 0

36 hour test
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day24 11 hours after addition of ammonia

NH3 1
NO2 0
NO3 10

Day 25 24 hours after addition of ammonia

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 10

Day 25 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 1
NO2 0
NO3 10

Day 26 24 hours after addition of ammonia

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 10

Day 26 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 1.0
NO2 0
NO3 10

Day 27

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 10

Day 27 (12 hours after addition of NH3)

NH3 1.0
NO2 0
NO3 0 (Checked twice)

Day 28 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 28 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 2
NO2 0
NO3 5
pH 7.2 Added 1 tablespoon sodium bicarb

Day 29 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 5
pH 7.5

Day 29 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 1
NO2 0
NO3 5
pH 7.8

Day 30 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 5

Day 30 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 1
NO2 0
NO3 5

Day 31 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 5

Day 31 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 1
NO2 0
NO3 5
pH 7.8

Day 32 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 5
pH 7.8

Day 32 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0.25
NO2 0
NO3 5

Day 33 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 5

Day 33 (12 hours after ammonia)
NH3 0.25
NO2 0
NO3 0
pH 7.8

Day 34 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 34 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0.25
NO2 0.5
NO3 5

Day 35 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 5

Day 35 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0.5
NO3 5

Day 36 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 36 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0.25
NO3 5

Day 37 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 37 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0.25
NO3 5

Day 38 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 38 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0.25
NO3 5

Day 39 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0
pH 7.8

Day 39 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0.25
NO3 10

Day 40 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 5

Day 40 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0.25
NO3 5

Day 41 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 41 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0.25
NO3 5

Day 42 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 42 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0
pH 7.8

Day 43 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 43 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 44 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 44 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 45 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 45 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 46 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 46 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 47 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 47 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

Day 48 (24 hours after addition of Ammonia)
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 0

 

[ellena]

Hi, look forward to watching the progress Hope you've got yourt patient head on!
The way you've presented your stats is a little hard to read though. Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and pH are all we'll need to see and I know waterdrop (who will no doubt help you along at some point!) advised me just to put day no. and hours since adding ammonia rather than dates and times.
Good luck with it

 

[degsod]

Thanks Ellena,

I will reduce the amount of info in the post (Got a bit excited lol). Patience is one thing I have in abundance (thankfully), hopefully adding the filter media from the old tank will help speed up the process. I have decided to go with the dailly amount method rather than the add and wait method, even thou this will take a lot longer it should ensure a large amount of bacteria at the end of the cycle.

 

[waterdrop]

Yes, ellena has got my number, I refuse to try and interpret that string of numbers

Seriously though, let us know which test kits produced which numbers there...

~~waterdrop~~

 

[degsod]

i am using the tetratest lab.

Day 2 No3 10 No2 1 NH3 2

I am ow working on double the dose.

 

[waterdrop]

capitalize your letter-Os ( )

 

[degsod]

He he I should know better, did get a degree in Chemistry many years ago!! I am going to put it down to my Bells Palsy, since getting it I have been missing letters and allsorts LOL

 

[degsod]

Day 2 & 3 log

NO3 NO2 NH3
Day 2 10 1 2 Before adding 9ml 9.5% ammonia
Day 3 25 0.5 6 Before adding 9ml 9.5% ammonia

 

[degsod]

Doh !!

Just realised I should not have been doubling up the amount of ammonia, now i ahve put 4 times what I should have in.

Should I stop adding amoinia for 4 days and let the levels come down now?

Drat!!!

 

[waterdrop]

Do a water change and then re-charge to the right amount of ammonia. You don't want the levels up in the 8ppm range because that will grow the wrong species of bacteria. Your current situation is too short though to cause a problem so don't worry about it, just reset and things will be ok.

~~waterdrop~~

 

[degsod]

Ok I have done a 70% waterchange, the Ammoina level in the tank after the change is 2ppmm,

I wont add any more ammonia now until tomorrow.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

yeah if your ammonia is up at 5ppm ish then don't add another dose, as WD say's you want it below 8ppm all the time.

 

[degsod]

Ok Day 5 results

NO2 NO2 NH3
Day 5 25 2 2

 

[waterdrop]

OK degsod, you're still winning the category for hard to understand, lol

But looking at that it probably means you're closer now to where you want to be.

~~waterdrop~~

 

[Rediahs]

Hey, your problem is that the spaces you enter in your message don't come up when we are looking at it, so your table doesn't align and it makes it much harder to read.

You need to change your format, I tried reading these things but it's just impossible.... take a look at your previous posts. It won't work because spacing doesn't come through. This is due to the fact that HTML in the webpages doesn't format any more spaces than two - this is so people can code, otherwise we'd have random spaces all over the place in every webpage ever made.

Stop trying to use a table format and just stick to something like:

Day 3
NH3: 4 ppm
NO2: 0 ppm

or something