hi i am cycling a 900L tank. i used dr tims bacteria and ammonium chloride for aa fishless cycle. dead rock and dead sand however some seeded media was used.
I am currently on day 21 and the timeline goes like this -
Day 1 - 13 i had ammonia
Day 14 i had 0 Ammonia but high nitrite
Day 21 still no ammonia and high nirtite
i test daily and nitrite is as approx 1
i even did a 50 percemt water change 3 days ago but no change to nitrite.
my 2 questions are -
1. does this all seem normal and should i do anything diferently?
2. there has been no ammonia for 7 days will the bacteria starve? should i be dosing ammonia?
I am currently on day 21 and the timeline goes like this -
Day 1 - 13 i had ammonia
Day 14 i had 0 Ammonia but high nitrite
Day 21 still no ammonia and high nirtite
i test daily and nitrite is as approx 1
i even did a 50 percemt water change 3 days ago but no change to nitrite.
my 2 questions are -
1. does this all seem normal and should i do anything diferently?
2. there has been no ammonia for 7 days will the bacteria starve? should i be dosing ammonia?