Hi Reefers!
Day 18 of cycling my tank using Dr. Tims one and only; the following parameters have been achieved and the history is as per below:
Day 18 (03/10/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Could my high nitrate levels (maxing out both my Hanna checker as well as API) have stalled the cycle? I have not seen any changes to the Nitrite levels for the past four days. I have heard it might be an issue.
What do you say? Patience- or water change?
Note: No source of ammonia have been added since day 7.
Cheers!
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Day 1 (16/09/2022):
Dr. Tims / 25 ml of ammonia added
Day 2 (17/09/2022):
pH: 8.6
Ammonia: 1.50 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Day 3 (18/09/2022):
Added 25 ml of ammonia
Day 4 (19/09/2022):
pH: 8.6
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 1.10 ppm
Day 5 (20/09/2022):
pH: 8.5
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 1.50 ppm
Day 6 (21/09/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 0.25 ppm
Nitrate: 1.90 ppm
Day 7 (22/09/2022):
Added 25 ml of ammonia
Day 8 (23/09/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 4.00 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: 5.20 ppm
Day 9 (24/09/2022):
pH: 8.6
Ammonia: 4.00 ppm
Nitrite: 1.50 ppm
Nitrate: 11.10 ppm
Day 10 (25/09/2022):
pH: 8.3
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 2.00 ppm
Nitrate: 18.30 ppm
Day 11 (26/09/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 4.00 ppm
Nitrate: 45.50 ppm
Day 12 (27/09/2022):
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 1.00 ppm
Nitrite: 2.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm
Day 13 (28/09/2022):
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 1.00 ppm
Nitrite: 2.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Day 14 (29/09/2022):
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 0.50 ppm
Nitrite: 2.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Day 15 (30/09/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Day 16 (01/10/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Day 17 (02/10/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Day 18 of cycling my tank using Dr. Tims one and only; the following parameters have been achieved and the history is as per below:
Day 18 (03/10/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Could my high nitrate levels (maxing out both my Hanna checker as well as API) have stalled the cycle? I have not seen any changes to the Nitrite levels for the past four days. I have heard it might be an issue.
What do you say? Patience- or water change?
Note: No source of ammonia have been added since day 7.
Cheers!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Day 1 (16/09/2022):
Dr. Tims / 25 ml of ammonia added
Day 2 (17/09/2022):
pH: 8.6
Ammonia: 1.50 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Day 3 (18/09/2022):
Added 25 ml of ammonia
Day 4 (19/09/2022):
pH: 8.6
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 1.10 ppm
Day 5 (20/09/2022):
pH: 8.5
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 1.50 ppm
Day 6 (21/09/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 0.25 ppm
Nitrate: 1.90 ppm
Day 7 (22/09/2022):
Added 25 ml of ammonia
Day 8 (23/09/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 4.00 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: 5.20 ppm
Day 9 (24/09/2022):
pH: 8.6
Ammonia: 4.00 ppm
Nitrite: 1.50 ppm
Nitrate: 11.10 ppm
Day 10 (25/09/2022):
pH: 8.3
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 2.00 ppm
Nitrate: 18.30 ppm
Day 11 (26/09/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 2.00 ppm
Nitrite: 4.00 ppm
Nitrate: 45.50 ppm
Day 12 (27/09/2022):
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 1.00 ppm
Nitrite: 2.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm
Day 13 (28/09/2022):
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 1.00 ppm
Nitrite: 2.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Day 14 (29/09/2022):
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 0.50 ppm
Nitrite: 2.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Day 15 (30/09/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Day 16 (01/10/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
Day 17 (02/10/2022):
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 1.00 ppm
Nitrate: +75.00 ppm (API 160)
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