I am doing a fishless cycle with Macrobacter QuikCycl and Macrobacter XLM start. I am already at Day 6. The Salifert test for Ammonia can't tell anymore if it reads between 0 to 0.15 and Nitrates I can clearly see this in the 0.50ppm area. According to the product page, tank should be cycle if Ammonia/Nitrites are 0 and Nitrates over .25ppm. Based on this, I will be making a 25% water change in the next couple of days.
My question here is, I was planning to go to my LFS on Saturday to get the fish and give the cycle a couple of additional days to be on the safe side and because I don't have a Nitrites test. Will bacteria will still thrive for 3 more days until I get the fish?
My question here is, I was planning to go to my LFS on Saturday to get the fish and give the cycle a couple of additional days to be on the safe side and because I don't have a Nitrites test. Will bacteria will still thrive for 3 more days until I get the fish?