Hi
I'm on day 12 cycling with microbacter 7. Not the best or fastest bottled bacteria, but what I could get at the time (bottled bacteria isn't a thing here, so everything must be ordered internationally).
I started with some rinsed frozen food, and after finding out my ammonia test wasn't working I pulled the frozen food out (after 5 days). Some escaped into the tank.
Xmas, new year and covid19 hasn't made it easier to get a new ammonia test kit, but have tested nitrite and nitrate and both looks like zero.
So...I 'hear' a lot about not testing and just follow directions on the bac bottle and you can consider the tanked 'cycled'. I can't really see myself adding anything living to a tank, that so far hasn't shown any signs of being able to process ammonia.
Ideas?
I'm on day 12 cycling with microbacter 7. Not the best or fastest bottled bacteria, but what I could get at the time (bottled bacteria isn't a thing here, so everything must be ordered internationally).
I started with some rinsed frozen food, and after finding out my ammonia test wasn't working I pulled the frozen food out (after 5 days). Some escaped into the tank.
Xmas, new year and covid19 hasn't made it easier to get a new ammonia test kit, but have tested nitrite and nitrate and both looks like zero.
So...I 'hear' a lot about not testing and just follow directions on the bac bottle and you can consider the tanked 'cycled'. I can't really see myself adding anything living to a tank, that so far hasn't shown any signs of being able to process ammonia.
Ideas?