Fishless Cycling Log

[degsod]

Day 41 (12 hours after addition of Ammonia)

NH3 0
NO2 0.25
NO3 5

 

[degsod]

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

 

[waterdrop]

Must say, these entries you make degsod, they're kind of like going in for a look at the clock, quite reliable. There's that 0.25 at the 12 and the 0 at the 24, tick, tick, tick.

 

[degsod]

Must say, these entries you make degsod, they're kind of like going in for a look at the clock, quite reliable. There's that 0.25 at the 12 and the 0 at the 24, tick, tick, tick.

I know, they are reliably boring, I wish sometimes that the .25 would be .5 or something else (preferably 0)

 

[degsod]

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

!!!!! getting excited now !!!!!!!

 

[waterdrop]

they heard us talking about them

 

[degsod]

they heard us talking about them

I know, the little blighters, will whisper next time lol

 

[degsod]

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

 

[degsod]

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

 

[degsod]

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

 

[waterdrop]

Hmmm, what was this we were saying about the sticking nitrites -never- going away??
(A good one for other beginners to see!)

 

[degsod]

Hmmm, what was this we were saying about the sticking nitrites -never- going away??
(A good one for other beginners to see!)

LOL, it's because we starting talking about them!!!

I feel that I am on the home straight now

 

[waterdrop]

Yes, you're clearly in your "qualifying week" now and hopefully thinking about the logistics of stocking and switching everything over to having fish. You can just keep dosing ammonia as long as you want if it turns out you have trouble sourcing all the fish right away for the initial stocking.

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[degsod]

Am looking at getting Dwarf Puffers, I was reading up about tank mates, Cherry Shrimp and Otto's seem to be the norm. The only problem though is will the water quality be good enough for the shrimp after a the fishless cycle or do I have to stock with something more hardier for a few months?

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

 

[waterdrop]

I wonder if puffers are related to the Goby fish of the Pacific?

Take a look at this interesting research:

http/www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?...;CultureCode=en

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