Ammo Cycle ?????

[steelrain]

My 55 gal has been runnng for a little over a week with no live rock or live sand and 5 damsels, my ammo has not really moved,it is at about .250 and has been that way since the day after I added the fish(12-27-01)a little over a week, is this normal? All the other specs are OK ph=8.2 temp=around 80 S.G = 1.023

 

[puff(er) daddy]

Give it time to cycle. DO NOT RUSH YOUR IT! Try to take your mind off the tank for a month. Check your water perameters every two weeks.

 

[nacl-h2o]

One week is not long enough for the waste from five little damsels to build up in 55 gallons of water. But it will be comming soon.

 

[thewolfman777]

i am going through the same phases as you right now steelrain. its been almost 2 weeks since i added fish into my tank and the ammonia has just reached 1.0. everything was exactly the way you explained: ph 8.2, ammonia stayed at .25 for a while, 0 nirites/nitrates, sg .023, etc. as the others said and through my experience, it takes some time. the hardest thing for me so far in this hobby is having patience, i hate waiting, lol. good luck to you.