New Tank Using The " Add And Wait " Method

[CJH0825]

I'm setting up a new tank using the " add and wait " method. I've never done this method before so I'm wondering how long before I can add fish? I dosed with 3ppm of ammonia and now my test results are as follows...
 
Ammonia = 1ppm
Nitrite = 0.50ppm
NitrAte = 5ppm
 
The tank has been up and running for 2 weeks now. Would a W/C be beneficial right now so I would be able to add fish as soon as this weekend? It is a 30g tall tank.

 

[ech0o]

A water change won't speed anything up, actually may slow things down more.   If it has taken 2 weeks to process 2ppm of ammonia, your cycle is not through yet.   When your tank is ready for fish, is when it is able to process around 2-3ppm of ammonia overnight, with no signs of nitrites.   I would keep dosing it back up to around 2-3 ppm until your tank is showing no ammonia no nitrites by the same dosing time the following day, and a few days following to make sure it holds.

 

[CJH0825]

Alrighty!    Just dosed another 2ml. 

 

[eaglesaquarium]

The name of the method is "Add and Wait".  You need to continue the "wait" part.  The nice part about this method is that it is very low maintenance.  The cycle just sort of happens on its own more than anything else.  If you want to speed it up a bit, adding some filter media from an established tank will help with things, but it would only speed up the process, not eliminate it.
 
 
Get yourself a nice big drink, a comfy seat and a nice long book...  Then read, refill the drink as necessary - maybe eat something if you get hungry.  Then go to bed.  Wake up the next day - repeat.  After a few days test the water, and refill to 2ppm ammonia if its below 0.50ppm and wait some more.
 
 
It's going to take a few weeks.

 

[ech0o]

You will see some obvious signs, the nitrites will spike up REALLY high because the "Ammonia -> Nitrite" bacteria forms much quicker than the "Nitrite -> Nitrate" bacteria.  Following the insane nitrite spike, you will see the nitrite plummet to almost nothing, in which case your cycle is nearly complete.  Then right before you add fish, do a very large water change to bring the Nitrates down a bit, this is the final product of the nitrifying process, and there are no bacteria to remove it, it is removed only through water changes and plant growth! 
 
I am pretty new to fishkeeping and have cycled several tanks in the past couple months, so all the information is still fresh on the brain!!  

The name of the method is "Add and Wait".  You need to continue the "wait" part.  The nice part about this method is that it is very low maintenance.  The cycle just sort of happens on its one more than anything else.  If you want to speed it up a bit, adding some filter media from an established tank will help with things, but it would only speed up the process, not eliminate it.
 
 
Get yourself a nice big drink, a comfy seat and a nice long book...  Then read, refill the drink as necessary - maybe eat something if you get hungry.  Then go to bed.  Wake up the next day - repeat.  After a few days test the water, and refill to 2ppm ammonia if its below 0.50ppm and wait some more.
 
 
It's going to take a few weeks.

 
Haha +1 to this, it's like watching a pot of boiling water. 

 

[CJH0825]

I'm using a filter from my 55g that has been up and running for almost 5 months now. The 30g tank came with a filter, But I put that filter in my 55g and took the AquaClear 50 that was in my 55g for 2 months and put it in my 30g ( The original Whisper 70 is still in my 55 so no need to panic lol ). I don't think the AquaClear 50 was fully cycled, but partially.

 

[RCA]

There is a good explanation by TAA in Clarification on the Fish-Less Cycle, that may assist you...