Need A Bit Of Help With My Results

[Wanda hornsey]

ok folks the Tank has been cycling for 2 weeks and everything has been fine the last 2 days my results have looked like this...
Before test indicators added

Immediatly after test indicators added

Shaken and immediate result

After 1 minute

After 2 Minutes

After 5 minutes

Photos taken under halide bulbs and colours exactly the same here as in test results.
Testing every 12 hours after taking the tests I have been adding Ammonia to raise it back to 3-4ppm

Would you say the tank is cycled or not....rather confused now!

Should the results go like this ? or should it go straight to the light blue (rather than purple first?) if it is cycled?

 

[Torrean]

What does your manual say about the nI test? does it say add X drops invert then wait X minutes or does it say add X drops invert and compare to color chart?

 

[Wanda hornsey]

sorry out dropping kids off...back now

Um add drops shake and wait 5 minutes read result. (API Master test kit)

As I mentioned before all the test results from the last 2 days have done this

 

[WILDER]

Excellent both 0.

 

[Wanda hornsey]

So purple to blue is correct?




SO excited


SO if thats correct...and I keep feeding ammonia it till friday when I can do the water change add water treatment etc get the temp up then on saturday I can get the water tested at my(very reliable) LFS and look at a few

its a huge tank so many fishes (GRADUALLY) over the next month or so Ohhhh cant wait

 

[Fella]

Congrats! The fun starts now!

 

[Wanda hornsey]

water changes on 130 Gallon are going to be interesting tho lol

 

[Fella]

water changes on 130 Gallon are going to be interesting tho lol

Correction! The fun is OVER!

Have you got a python?

 

[love cichlids]

If not RUN OUT AND GET ONE NOWWWWWWWWW. You will need a new back after a few water changes. I have a hard enough time with my 55. I need a Python with all the tanks I have, but can't afford it. Was supposed to get one for christmas but did not happen. Got computer speakers instead.

 

[Wanda hornsey]

no python but will be looking into the diy variety PDQ

 

[Squid]

Looks good to me too..

Im so jeleous.. mines been ages, and stalled due to a PH crash..

congrats..

Squid

 

[Wanda hornsey]

Thanks Squid....its looking ab bit crap at the moment as the algie has built up a bit and the water is very "tea-stained" from bogwood cant wait to change water and make it look a little better...with any luck my plants will come from Java on thursday and I can drain down by 70% on friday then plant and refill...it will start looking like a place fish might fancy living

your will get there....sometimes it can take ages...but at least you know when its done its safe for the fish