new water results...is my cycle over?

[dieselndix]

ok...cycling for 8 days
water before LR
PH - 8 Amonia - 0 Nitrite - 0
5 days after LR
PH - 7.7 Amonia - 3 Nitrite - 1.6
8 days after LR
PH 7.7 Amonia 0 Nitrite - 3.3
I am concerned about the Nitrite up...what do I do?
I am needing to know when I can go get a few snails and possible some hermits to start cleaning the alage up.
thanks
p.s. SG is 1.023

 

[pclown]

I would wait, your almost finished. Give it another week

 

[pclown]

Originally Posted by dieselndix
ok...cycling for 8 days
p.s. SG is 1.023
SG - Could be a little higher. If you are going to have a reef you may want to up it to 1.024 - 1.025

 

[dieselndix]

where should my calcium be?
did my seatest, and it came to be 630
that seems high, but is it ok?
thanks
no snails this week then?

 

[usinkit]

Just wait the nitrites will come down to 0. Your calcium is high. What is your alkalinty?

 

[cain420]

Originally Posted by dieselndix
ok...cycling for 8 days
water before LR
PH - 8 Amonia - 0 Nitrite - 0
5 days after LR
PH - 7.7 Amonia - 3 Nitrite - 1.6
8 days after LR
PH 7.7 Amonia 0 Nitrite - 3.3
I am concerned about the Nitrite up...what do I do?
I am needing to know when I can go get a few snails and possible some hermits to start cleaning the alage up.
thanks
p.s. SG is 1.023
pHis LOW!!! - should be around 8.3 or a tad lower. also the SG is low.. should be around 1.025 - best for inverts and corals!
definately wait a week after nitrites drop to 0.. do water changes after that to bring nitrates down...

 

[dieselndix]

sorry, what test is alkalinity? i have way too many test kits now
:notsure:

 

[dieselndix]

just added salt, and ph buffer..trying to get to 8.3 and 1.025
side-note....can I add purple up at this stage?

 

[usinkit]

While you are cycling I wouldnt worry about the ph. Whats more important is how stable the ph is. I ran my first tank that was a FOWLR and my ph was 7.8 all the time. If your ph is driffing then theres concern, but if its staying the same then dont worry. I wouldnt add anything to your water until you are 100% done with the cycle. Iam not huge on knowledge on alk and calcium but i do know they go hand in hand. If your calcium is that high then I bet your alk is very low. I wouldnt worry right now. wait until your cycle is done. Then test your water and then we can go from there. HTH

 

[dieselndix]

cool...just gonna wait a while longer...will test again next week.
thanks