Is my cycle complete?

[thecannon835]

Yesterday I had

Ammonia: 0.4ppm
Nitrite: 1+ppm
Nitrate: 20ppm

Today I have

Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 1+ ppm
Nitrate: 25ppm

Is my cycle complete/what are my next steps?

 

[bluemon]

Yesterday I had

Ammonia: 0.4ppm
Nitrite: 1+ppm
Nitrate: 20ppm

Today I have

Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 1+ ppm
Nitrate: 25ppm

Is my cycle complete/what are my next steps?

Hard to determine without the full picture. When was the tank set up, and what did you start the cycle with? Dry rock +bacteria? Live rock?

But with just the limited info, looks like a good sign

 

[mcarroll]

Is my cycle complete/what are my next steps?

Sounds like you aren't going by any kind of startup guide or reference book or anything. Your tank is in for a wild ride if you continue that way. :D

There are tons of good books, and I'd suggest getting at least two.

Take your time getting the tank started before you start adding livestock.

 

[thecannon835]

Hard to determine without the full picture. When was the tank set up, and what did you start the cycle with? Dry rock +bacteria? Live rock?

But with just the limited info, looks like a good sign

I’ve been dosing with seachem stability for 7 days and I’m using dry rock. The tank was bought used though and I kept the biomedia that was in the tank. Not looking to add fish immediately or anything. Just trying to see if I’m on the right track and if I need to do anything additional to complete the cycle/should I wait for lower nitrite.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yesterday I had

Ammonia: 0.4ppm
Nitrite: 1+ppm
Nitrate: 20ppm

Today I have

Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 1+ ppm
Nitrate: 25ppm

Is my cycle complete/what are my next steps?

How are testing water? You can disregard Nitrite which is freshwater specific. To answer your question, when
ammonia rises then falls and holds a steady reading of Zero for at least 5 days and also nitrate rises and falls and holds at 20 or below- you are cycled.
Did you add ammonia chloride or something to increase ammonia initially ? A picture will not show anything with cycle, but rather depend on test readings

 

[thecannon835]

I’m using the salifert tests for everything and I have been ghost feeding the tank 8 pellets every other day