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Hello everyone!
Has been a little while since I have been in the marine world so I will step back in as a newbie!
I am currently cycling a 60g tank with 'dry?' substrate and half and half mix of dead? And live rock roughly 30kg. I have not added any bacteria.
I set this up on Wednesday, so that is only 6 days ago.
Unfortunately, I only received my testing kit on Saturday ( 3 days ago)
These are the readings:
Saturday ( 3days after set up)
Ammonia 1.2
Nitrite : 2
Nitrate: 0
Today Monday ( 6 days from set up)
Ammonia: 0.4
Nitrite : 2
Nitrate: 0
I have very basic understanding of the cycling process and am aware that I should see nitrate readings.. but my ammonia is lowering?
Have a missed this reading?
It's seems to be reducing the ammonia very quickly.
Is the tank possibly uncycling itself and it needs Bacteria intervention?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Excited to be back!
Has been a little while since I have been in the marine world so I will step back in as a newbie!
I am currently cycling a 60g tank with 'dry?' substrate and half and half mix of dead? And live rock roughly 30kg. I have not added any bacteria.
I set this up on Wednesday, so that is only 6 days ago.
Unfortunately, I only received my testing kit on Saturday ( 3 days ago)
These are the readings:
Saturday ( 3days after set up)
Ammonia 1.2
Nitrite : 2
Nitrate: 0
Today Monday ( 6 days from set up)
Ammonia: 0.4
Nitrite : 2
Nitrate: 0
I have very basic understanding of the cycling process and am aware that I should see nitrate readings.. but my ammonia is lowering?
Have a missed this reading?
It's seems to be reducing the ammonia very quickly.
Is the tank possibly uncycling itself and it needs Bacteria intervention?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Excited to be back!