Start Cycling Help

[penguinpimp1990]

well i had a great idea........before you added the amonia.....

this stuff (bio-spira) automaticaly cycles your tank in about one second..... you pour it in, and you are good to go, cost me 25$ for 30 gallons worth, its around 8$ a ounce (ounce works for 30 gallons) but shipping is around 15 bucks..... (if you use 2 day shipping, which is smart to keep the bacteria cool and safe...)

plus allways refridgerate for a little bit after recieving....

http/fishstoretn.com/bio_spira.html

i am going to use it for my puffer tank... since those require 100% cycling right away...

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS!!!!! bio spira does not and will not cycle your tank instantly, it just greatly speeds up the cycling time of your tank

 

[freshcichlid]

its ok i wasnt going to use it.
anyone got any answers for my driftwood prolem?

 

[freshcichlid]

ok today i added my bubble stone to get things moving, i scraped off some of the algae on the driftwood and did a 20% water change to try to get my ammonia down and start cycling.

 

[freshcichlid]

ok when an hour past i tested the water and this is what i got
ammonia- .25
nitrate- close to 20
nitrite - .5
hardness- 50
alkalinity -40
Ph- 6.4
how am i doing with all this ? ( its been a week)

 

[freshcichlid]

ok it has been a week now ..
ammonia - 0
nitrate - 10
nitrite - 0
harness - 50
alkalinity - 40
Ph - 6.4
because i added some water from my other cycled tanks, the filter and gravel with these results can we conclude i am all done cycling ??

 

[freshcichlid]

well sinse nobody has replies i got some guppies and some shrimp to see how they last.
any help would be nice

 

[webcat5]

I did a fishless cycle and I posted results every day on a post called Hubbies Tank, read it, it can be very useful. I tried it because of postings like this, I was trying to take the guess work out of a fishless cycle.

 

[freshcichlid]

ill look for it, its just that i am busy lately. were these results about the same when yours was completed cycled?