Will My 10 Gal Ever Cycle?!

[Kairi]

I know... there's fish in there... but still- the ammonia is always nuts, no nitrites or nitrates.... it's coz there's too many fish in there- isn't it? once i move everyone into the big tank... i'm totally fishless cycling this little one if it doesn't get it's act together. poor fishies.

 

[WILDER]

What fish do you have in the tank, you are not doing any maintanance on the tank are you.

 

[Kairi]

maintanance as in daily water changes? yeah, i am. sometimes twice daily depending on the ammonia level. the fish list is in my signature. i know the pleco shouldn't be in there, but once the 75 gallon is cycled, he's movin' out.

 

[WILDER]

What type of plec, they are big waste producers, did your nitrites raise then fall to 0

 

[Kairi]

nope. in fact, they've never risen. he's a common pleco. he's brown and orange. (i've tried to look him up before, but i can't ever find a picture that looks like him! ... or her?)

i'm wondering if i should just wait it out and cycle their tank once the 75 gal is done. coz this is ridiculous.

 

[WILDER]

I would cut down on the water changes as they are delaying everything, small ones are best.
Whats your location as in the united states you can get bio spira.

http/www.marineland.com/products/mllabs/ML_biospira.asp

 

[Kairi]

hm. i'll check the lfs today. i'm going to see what decorations they have for tanks. out of curiosity, how will this affect the ammonia levels/ lack of bacteria in the tank? what about the fish?

 

[WILDER]

You mean the bio spira stuff it will speed things up, as the fish will only get stressed if things carry on the way they are it needs speeding up.

 

[Kairi]

oh ok. i'll check it out today then.