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mikeyjer
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Originally Posted by ADDISLIN
Nitite And Nitrate Are Negative And Ammonia Is At 0.1ppm
Shouldn't have those damsels in there!!! You still have Ammonia, gotta wait until it reads 0, and nitrite reading 0 as well and get nitrate below 20ppm. Do a nice water change around 20-25% every other day to lower your nitrates to 0. Then you can add a fish. :happyfish
Nitite And Nitrate Are Negative And Ammonia Is At 0.1ppm
Shouldn't have those damsels in there!!! You still have Ammonia, gotta wait until it reads 0, and nitrite reading 0 as well and get nitrate below 20ppm. Do a nice water change around 20-25% every other day to lower your nitrates to 0. Then you can add a fish. :happyfish
granny
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In a matured/cycled tank, you will show NO ammonia at all and at the end of cycling you should have some nitrates-the end product.
Your bioload could be small for the size tank you have, but still the ammo should read 0 before you put anything in.
It is important to monitor the progress of your tank as it cycles to make sure that it is, in fact, cycling. You should have seen an ammonia spike, followed by a NitrITE spike, those two gradually diminishing to 0. Then, normally, you will show some NitrATES.
It is hard to say at this time if you have cycled or not-unless you followed the process through, though six weeks is certainly adequate time for cycling. I suggest waiting and testing each day to see if your ammonia reading changes in either direction-
Are you going to keep your damsels or return them for credit?
Your bioload could be small for the size tank you have, but still the ammo should read 0 before you put anything in.
It is important to monitor the progress of your tank as it cycles to make sure that it is, in fact, cycling. You should have seen an ammonia spike, followed by a NitrITE spike, those two gradually diminishing to 0. Then, normally, you will show some NitrATES.
It is hard to say at this time if you have cycled or not-unless you followed the process through, though six weeks is certainly adequate time for cycling. I suggest waiting and testing each day to see if your ammonia reading changes in either direction-
Are you going to keep your damsels or return them for credit?