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[Arcticfox1977]

I have been doing a fish in cycle, and I have been changing the water now every 3 days as ammonia shows 0.25. I was anxious about going away for 5 days as I knew there would be ammonia on the third day.
Before I went, I did 1 90% WC the night before and another 90% WC on the morning I left. I also fed the fish on the morning I left.
I came back and did a roll call, all fish present and still swimming normal. Tested my water and this was the shock.
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10 (this is down to the ferts I am using)
PH 7.6

Does this mean my filter is now developing ammonia eating bacteria?

 

[biggerfish]

It means your tank is cycled.

oh misread your post, ok add 1/3 the amount of ammonia you added to start the cycle,  wait for amonia to drop below .25 pmm and nitrites to be below 1, then add a full amount of ammonia then wait 24 hours and i should read 0 ammonia/nitrites. If not then wait them to drop back to .25 and 1 and repeat.

it's almost 1:30 am and im sleep deprived and my brains not working, and i have no idea why i even posted under this condition lol so I would wait for someone else to verify what i just said before you do it. 

 

[Arcticfox1977]

I am doing a fish in cycle lol. Just shocked that ammonia wasn't higher.

 

[Blondielovesfish]

Are you sure the tests are right? Maybe re-test to be sure?
 
How long have you been cycling for?

 

[biggerfish]

yeah sorry like i said im way to tired right now to try to help lol best let blondie handle this.

 

[Arcticfox1977]

Yes tests are right.
I've had fish in now for 10 weeks. Doing WC when ammonia reaches 0.25.
I don't know if its because the fish weren't fed for 5 days, so they weren't doing as much poo. Anyway happy that they are alive and happy.

 

[Blondielovesfish]

If you have had fish in there for 10 weeks then I would say that your tank is cycled

 

[Arcticfox1977]

I have never had a reading of nitrite before. I still get ammonia in the tank. Just tested it 5mins ago and its starting to turn slight green. Will do a WC tomorrow morning as it falls in with my ferts and WC.

 

[Blondielovesfish]

Hmmmm, I'm really not sure then.
Maybe send a PM over to TwoTankAmin and see if he can help.