yet another cycle question

[revroy]

I know this board get tons of cycle questions

, so I'll ask one more.

ok it's day 21 into my cycle my parameters are
amonia 0
ates 5
ites 50
amonia peaked at .50 two days ago
it's a 33 gal with 22 pounds lr (wich has two 1/4 inch BTAs atached :jumping: ) and 8 ponds dead rock.
also two 3ft 96 wat PC lights

I used a shrimp to star the cycle. I used tapwater and saw the dreaded diatom out break, and today I have spirorbids on my glass. could my cylcle be about over? :thinking:

 

[maurice]

I would say you still have a little time left since your trites are still high,maybe a week or so left,really hard to say because every tank cycles differently time wise!

 

[revroy]

ok I messed up yeserday the parameters I posted were backwards
I posted the "ites" as 50 and the "ates" as 5
it should have been "ates 50" and "ites 5"
Today the LFS tested
Amonia 0
ites 0
ates 50
pH 8.4
SG 28
should I do the water change?

 

[revroy]

anyone?

 

[maurice]

Give it one or two more days for the trates to come down,once they start to drop then do a water change.