new to board,Q about cycling

[mntventuraca]

Hi everyone i'm new to the boards,i've gotten some useful tips from here,anyway i'm somewhat new to the hobby,i did have a fish only tank about 20 years ago,but things have changed...ALOT since then,anyway my question is,were cycling a tank right now as of day 16 (Feb 28) the ammonia dropped to 0,i was cleaning the glass inside the tank..we had a big outbreak of diatom algae,but it cleared itself out,i was cleaning the glass and intake tubes etc getting rid of the algae on the glass,2 days later i did an ammonia test and we had a spike of between 1.0/2.0 in ammonia,i did nothing else to the tank cept the cleaning,could i have gotten this spike from the cleaning? also we cycled with Biozyme for the recommended 7 days,and i started to use it again as of yesterday.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by MnTVenturaCa
http:///forum/post/2940304
Hi everyone i'm new to the boards,i've gotten some useful tips from here,anyway i'm somewhat new to the hobby,i did have a fish only tank about 20 years ago,but things have changed...ALOT since then,anyway my question is,were cycling a tank right now as of day 16 (Feb 28) the ammonia dropped to 0,i was cleaning the glass inside the tank..we had a big outbreak of diatom algae,but it cleared itself out,i was cleaning the glass and intake tubes etc getting rid of the algae on the glass,2 days later i did an ammonia test and we had a spike of between 1.0/2.0 in ammonia,i did nothing else to the tank cept the cleaning,could i have gotten this spike from the cleaning? also we cycled with Biozyme for the recommended 7 days,and i started to use it again as of yesterday.

I don't believe the two events are related. IMO it because the tank is immature and unstable. Just keep up with the water changes and it will settle down quickly.

 

[keith burn]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
http:///forum/post/2940315
I don't believe the two events are related. IMO it because the tank is immature and unstable. Just keep up with the water changes and it will settle down quickly.
+1 and welcome

 

[florida joe]

You tank is in a state of Flux (and I don’t even know what that means) all we are saying is give nature a chance (sounds like a song) I am on a roll tonight

 

[mntventuraca]

Alright thanks i kinda thought that was the case,i guess i was just goin by what happened with my last setup,when the ammonia dropped to 0 it stayed that way,so now that i've gotten this spike it concerned me somewhat.BTW Joe isnt Flux the stuff plumbers use on their pipes.....LOL...(wink)

 

[coastie5685]

just give the tank time... let nature take its course. dont add bs chemicals to speed it up... if u want the tank to cycle... use a clown about 2-3 weeks into the cycle... or a dmsel but ditch the damsel when finished lol

 

[gypsana]

Originally Posted by Coastie5685
http:///forum/post/2943122
just give the tank time... let nature take its course. dont add bs chemicals to speed it up... if u want the tank to cycle... use a clown about 2-3 weeks into the cycle... or a dmsel but ditch the damsel when finished lol
Do not use fish to cycle!