Fishless cycling 0-0-0

[Danh Ngo]

It is day 7th into the cycle. I’m doing a fishless cycling, seed with a small piece of lived rock from another tank. I just throw in some pellet food daily. This tank is 65G. Today I just test water it show 0 Amonia, 0 nitrite, 0 nitrate. It is new Salifert testkit expired 2020, and redsea NO3. Did I do anything wrong? It should not all 0 reading

 

[cracker]

No " I " don't think so. Have to wait ! add a little more food .Maybe get some bacteria in a bottle .

 

[Danh Ngo]

No "i " don't. Have to wait !

So just wait, should I keep feeding or adding some kind of Amonia source

 

[cracker]

Not Am that will come with the food. Some bacteria in a bottle .

 

[Danh Ngo]

Not Am that will come with the food. Some bacteria in a bottle .

Like this: https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/one-only-saltwater-live-nitrifying-bacteria-dr-tims.html

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

the bacteria need something to eat!!

ammonia is their food of choice. food is not ammonia, fully rotten food releases ammonia.

so wait, or add ammonia in a bottle.

 

[cracker]

Yes, Dr Tim's will help speed up the process.