When I first started the process of cycling I searched for other peoples experiences to give me an idea of what I could expect. I found this helpful so though I would post my stats for the same reason.
I followed the add and wait method on this site and cant reccomend it enough. My tank is now fully stocked within a month and after 9 days I have had (touch wood) no deaths, the cardinals who are the most sensitive fish in my tank and doing great, they are colourful, confident, GREEDY!, and active. Thus far i have had no ammonia or nitrite readings since I finished.
Hope this might be useful for some - note that the nitrate readings are affected by high nitrites and thus on this chart they are probably meaningless.
I followed the add and wait method on this site and cant reccomend it enough. My tank is now fully stocked within a month and after 9 days I have had (touch wood) no deaths, the cardinals who are the most sensitive fish in my tank and doing great, they are colourful, confident, GREEDY!, and active. Thus far i have had no ammonia or nitrite readings since I finished.
Hope this might be useful for some - note that the nitrate readings are affected by high nitrites and thus on this chart they are probably meaningless.
