No Movement In Cycle

[marsdend]

19 Days without movement in ammonia levels still sitting at 4ppm using a fishless cycle, is this normal or would a PWC help?

Dan

 

[StandbySetting]

What's your pH?

 

[marsdend]

What's your pH?

Il test now, and post in a couple of mins.

Thanks

 

[marsdend]

What's your pH?

Just tested my pH and it is reading at 7.6, is this a problem?

Cheers,
Dan

 

[BigbruiserAl]

What's your pH?

Just tested my pH and it is reading at 7.6, is this a problem?

Cheers,
Dan

7.6 is fine, 6.5 and below would be a problem. What size is it and how much ML of ammonia you adding?

 

[marsdend]

What's your pH?

Just tested my pH and it is reading at 7.6, is this a problem?

Cheers,
Dan

7.6 is fine, 6.5 and below would be a problem. What size is it and how much ML of ammonia you adding?

Thanks,
It is a 190L tank and i added 10ml of ammonia to bring it up to 5ppm, it dropped to 4ppm but i think that was just the substrate and driftwood absorbing that.

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Hmm sounds fine, seen a few people mis dose but yours sounds fine....i assume the heaters set 29c?

 

[marsdend]

Hmm sounds fine, seen a few people mis dose but yours sounds fine....i assume the heaters set 29c?

30c Got it set on max, cant understand why its taking so long to drop. I just hope that is working

 

[BigbruiserAl]

pretty much out of ideas mate......whats the strength of ammoina should say on the bottle mines 9.5%

 

[marsdend]

pretty much out of ideas mate......whats the strength of ammoina should say on the bottle mines 9.5%

Same 9.5% its Boots Household Ammonia in the UK. Should I try a water change?

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Really cant think of anything else. IMO i would do the water change but wait until SBS, waterdrop or flutter come online they have far more exeince then myself

 

[Miles_hot]

sometimes you just have to wait unless you can find someone who can send you some Mature Media...

 

[marsdend]

sometimes you just have to wait unless you can find someone who can send you some Mature Media...

Thanks, Is it normal for it to take this long with nothing happening though?

Cheers

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Not normal to take that long, i have cycled 3 tanks and the ammonia drop has taken from 7-10 days max never heared of it taking 20+ days?

Nb: have you got/left any carbon in the filter?

 

[marsdend]

Not normal to take that long, i have cycled 3 tanks and the ammonia drop has taken from 7-10 days max never heared of it taking 20+ days?

Nb: have you got/left any carbon in the filter?

Yeah, I think there are two bags of carbon in the filter