Hello everyone I really need advice.
Situation is following:
Tank is 110 gallons, started cycle 30 days ago with Dr Tim's one and only + ammonium chloride (Bacteria bottle for 130 gallons and 20ml ammonium) to be honest I didn't check of expiration date. Also with live sand and dry rocks.
First 5 days didn't happened almost nothing. Ammonia was more than 2 ppm and nitrites 0.3. (redsea test kits)
after this next 5 days I started to add a bit of microbacter 7 by 20-30ml per day. Nitrite started to rise a bit but ammonia was remain same at 2ppm.
So today is day 30 and now test results are:
Ammonia 0.6
Nitrite more than 1ppm
Nitrate 40
pH 8.1
Kh 6.5 - 7
So ok ammonia will drop next few days to 0 also nitrite should lower to 0 as well right? What to do next? By the Dr Tim's instructions I should add ammonium 2 more times to complete the cycle. But I'm not sure it will be right way as the cycle lasts too long.
I would like to hear other opinions.
And thanks everyone
Situation is following:
Tank is 110 gallons, started cycle 30 days ago with Dr Tim's one and only + ammonium chloride (Bacteria bottle for 130 gallons and 20ml ammonium) to be honest I didn't check of expiration date. Also with live sand and dry rocks.
First 5 days didn't happened almost nothing. Ammonia was more than 2 ppm and nitrites 0.3. (redsea test kits)
after this next 5 days I started to add a bit of microbacter 7 by 20-30ml per day. Nitrite started to rise a bit but ammonia was remain same at 2ppm.
So today is day 30 and now test results are:
Nitrite more than 1ppm
Nitrate 40
pH 8.1
Kh 6.5 - 7
So ok ammonia will drop next few days to 0 also nitrite should lower to 0 as well right? What to do next? By the Dr Tim's instructions I should add ammonium 2 more times to complete the cycle. But I'm not sure it will be right way as the cycle lasts too long.
I would like to hear other opinions.
And thanks everyone