My "add And Wait" Fishless Cycle Diary :)

[fishy55]

If your test is the API one I think grey, along with green and going back to blue after being purple all means that the nitirite is off the scale the test measures.


FIshy55.

 

[Tropical_Noobie]

If your test is the API one I think grey, along with green and going back to blue after being purple all means that the nitirite is off the scale the test measures.


FIshy55.

Thanks for looking in on me fishy55.

Yes API Master.

The test went purple first then Grey to Blue on the 5 minute mark, so nothing to worry about then



Clint.

 

[fishy55]

It just means lots!!

How do you manage to change the 2nd line of your title all the time, I have been looking for ages how to do this but can't see it.

Fishy55.

 

[Tropical_Noobie]

It just means lots!!

How do you manage to change the 2nd line of your title all the time, I have been looking for ages how to do this but can't see it.

Fishy55.

It's quite simple m8 go to your first post page then use edit then you get the option to use "full edit" then you can edit your 2nd line.

Clint.

 

[fishy55]

Ta for that, have now changed my 2nd line and corrected the spelling mistake in the first line.

Fishy55.

 

[Tropical_Noobie]

Ta for that, have now changed my 2nd line and corrected the spelling mistake in the first line.

Fishy55.

Lol, Your welcome.

Clint.

 

[PDSimon]

Yeah when it turns grey it means its gone off the scale.

Might start turning a transparent black colour (if that makes sense).

 

[Tropical_Noobie]

Yeah when it turns grey it means its gone off the scale.

Might start turning a transparent black colour (if that makes sense).

Thanks Si yes makes sense!

Off to bed now catch you tomorrow everning if your around?

Have a good day.

Clint.

 

[PDSimon]

You to, night

 

[Tropical_Noobie]

Day 1:

Time: 2200 Date:6th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 4.0 ppm

Day 2:

Time: 2200 Date:7th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 4.0 ppm

pH: "off the scale"

pH high: 8.00 ppm

Day 3:

Time: 2200 Date:8th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 4.0 ppm

pH: "off the scale"

pH high: 8.00 ppm

Day 4:

Time: 2200 Date:9th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 0.25 ppm

pH high: 8.00 ppm

Nitrite: 5.0 ppm

Nitrate: 5.0 ppm

Day 5:

Time: 2200 Date:10th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 4.0 ppm

pH high: 8.00 ppm

Day 6:

Time: 2220 Date:11th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 0 ppm

pH high: 8.00 ppm

Nitrite: 5.0 ppm

Day 7:

Time: 2200 Date:12th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 0.50 ppm

pH High: 8.0 ppm

Nitrite: 5.0 ppm

Day 8:

Time: 2200 Date:13th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 0 ppm

pH High: 7.8 ppm

Nitrite: 0.25 ppm (This was a dodgy test) :stupid:

Nitrate: 5.0 ppm

Day 9:

Time: 2200 Date:14th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 0 ppm

pH High: 8.0 ppm

Nitrite: 5.0 ppm

Day 10:

Time: 2200 Date:15th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 0 ppm

pH High: 7.8 ppm (Dropped again)

Nitrite: inbetween 0.25 & 0 ppm Looks Grey to me! (Any comment on this?)

I just added 1.8ml Ammonia. (Now down to 3 ppm)

Day 11:

Time: 2200 Date:16th May 2010

Temp: 84F/29C

Ammonia: 0 ppm

pH High: 7.8 ppm

I just added 1.8ml Ammonia. (3 ppm)

I am going to collect my five year old Mature media tomorrow and would appreciate any advice on how much Ammonia I should start adding once it is in my filter? I am currently adding 1.8ml of Ammonia / 3 ppm. I am sure PDsimon has alredy advised me on this, but to be honest I cannot find where lol.

Clint.

 

[PDSimon]

I don't think you'd need to do a waterchange just yet - I was reading through the other thread.

My nitrites could have easily been 100ppm so I decided to do a water change because I felt it would improve the conditions for the bacteria to replicate. It may have done because it now seems to be cycling atleast the ammonia that I put into the tank. I HOPE!

You're only on day 11, I'm on day 41 now and I still havn't come out my nitrite spike (my ammonia took much longer to go down too). So what I'm saying is don't feel the need to try and optimise growth so quickly because moving the filter around will possibly stall the cycle too.

Hope this helps. Things are going well and hopefully the mature media will boost it even more so.

oh and if you want to know what nitrites look like when they're 0, test your tapwater (assuming that comes out at 0)

 

[Tropical_Noobie]

I don't think you'd need to do a waterchange just yet - I was reading through the other thread.

My nitrites could have easily been 100ppm so I decided to do a water change because I felt it would improve the conditions for the bacteria to replicate. It may have done because it now seems to be cycling atleast the ammonia that I put into the tank. I HOPE!

You're only on day 11, I'm on day 41 now and I still havn't come out my nitrite spike (my ammonia took much longer to go down too). So what I'm saying is don't feel the need to try and optimise growth so quickly because moving the filter around will possibly stall the cycle too.

Hope this helps. Things are going well and hopefully the mature media will boost it even more so.

oh and if you want to know what nitrites look like when they're 0, test your tapwater (assuming that comes out at 0)

Cool thanks Si for your advice here,

Could I ask you what your recommendation is as to the amount of Ammonia I should add once the mature media is in? I'm sure you have told me before but I cannot find where?

Clint.

 

[PDSimon]

I wouldn't change it because of the media, all the mature media is doing is bringing in bacteria, they need the same conditions as the bacteria you've already got going.

Hopefully the media going in your filter?

 

[Tropical_Noobie]

I wouldn't change it because of the media, all the mature media is doing is bringing in bacteria, they need the same conditions as the bacteria you've already got going.

Hopefully the media going in your filter?

Cool cool, I just sent you a pm, might be worth a laugh ?

I'll keep adding 3 ppm then.

So what I will be doing is introducing more bacteria which will be turning the Nitrite into Nitrate Correct? Sorry to be so dence it takes a while for things to go in with me, Must be old age Lol.

Thanks again Si.

Clint.

 

[PDSimon]

Yep. Well established tanks will have really good bacteria which hopefully (not always) will help the cycle.

They'll also help turn the ammonia into nitrite remember. Once your nitrite starts going to 0 in 24 hours after adding the nitrite, you'll be back to putting 5ppm in the tank to get the whole colony of bacteria strong.

edit:

here is one of the reasons for using 3ppm

"In fact, 3ppm -is- a good dosing level for the nitrite spike phase of the fishless cycle (to lessen the overall nitrogen going in) but 5ppm are better for the first and third phases, before and after the nitrite spike."

Why is 5ppm better for the first and last phase? it develops big colonies of bacteria so that when you do at fish, there will be so much bacteria its less likely you'll have a 'mini cycle'