Started 75g fishless saltwater cycle with Dr. Tim’s on Aug. 11th Followed the instructions except for adding fish due to high ammonia. So after the days on the instructions I did not feed the bacteria with more ammonia. Once I learned that days later my nitrate went from 40s to none. Started dosing ammonia again and found that my tank processes it to nitrite the next day. So about ten days later I have 0 reading of nitrate even after adding ammonia each day 12.5ml. I waited until my number hit 0 and added 4 mollies today 9/14. 3/4 died in 5 hours. Found them in the circulating pump. The last one is having around the top. Not sure if he will make it. Did I stall and kill the bacteria when I stopped dosing? Should I start over? Is a water change a must if starting the cycle over when my reads for NI/NA and ammonia are 0?
thanks in advance I’m at a loss on what to do. I thought I knew what I was doing and I don’t.
thanks in advance I’m at a loss on what to do. I thought I knew what I was doing and I don’t.