Fishless Cycling Log

[waterdrop]

 

[degsod]

Day 9 Stats

NH3 0.1
NO2 4
NO3 4

 

[degsod]

Day 10 Stats

NH3 1.2
NO2 4
NO3 4

 

[degsod]

Day 11 Stats

NH3 0
NO2 4
NO3 4

Day 11 Stats 12 hours after NH3 addition

NH3 1
NO2 4
NO3 4

 

[degsod]

Day 12 Stats
NH3 0.4
NO2 4
NO3 4

Strange I would have thought that the NH3 would have been at 0, and I am not sure what is hapening with the NO2 and NO3 as they don't seem to be changing.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

just patience needed mate, it takes a little while for the last bit of ammonia to shift, plenty of people report it sticking at 0. something and feel like it's not working properly, almost every time all they need is a bit more time!

 

[degsod]

Cool, good job I am not totally impatient

 

[degsod]

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

 

[degsod]

Day 14 Stats
NH3 0.1
NO2 4
NO3 100

 

[waterdrop]

last series of days is a pretty good indication your nitrite is spiking but your N-Bacs are processing a lot of nitrite into nitrate -wd-

 

[degsod]

Thanks for the feedback waterdrop, It still takes around 24 hours to go from 4ppm to 0.1 ppm so I presume it is going to be a while yet before anything happens. The water is still clear with not much algae. I have put a few plants in about 3 days ago, i am thinking of getting more in which shoud help on the NO3.

See pic so far

 

[waterdrop]

Watch the plants very closely. Some plants will simply react to being moved by yellowing up, then browning up, then losing all their leaves and/or stems before regenerating from the roots and crown. Its simply their reaction to the change but the dead leaves and stems will pollute your tank and possibly raise ammonia beyond what you want if you don't pull them out quickly. Plants need a ton of carbon and correct light and nutrients to survive in underwater aquariums. Often they've been raised only partially submerged before you buy them, which gives the grower a big advantage as they will get tons more CO2 in the air than they will underwater unless you are running pressurized. Thus many undergo a shock when they get into a beginner's tank.

~~waterdrop~~

 

[degsod]

Thanks Waterdrop, the plants are trimmings from of my other tanks so I know the history of them. I will keep an eye out for brown leaves etc. At the moment I have a 5 hour photoperiod and quite a bit of green Algae on the bottom. This is the main reason that I put plants in.



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

 

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[degsod]

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

Looks like the ammonia processiong has slowed down, good job I am the patient type LOL