Hi All,
I started to cycle my new 20g office frag tank.
Started the cycle about a week ago:
- dry rocks.
- no sand
- dr tim's ammonia
- 3 bags of filter media
- Fluval cycle bacteria.
So when I added the ammonia a week ago I might have added too much. The bottle say 4 drops/ gallon, so I should add 80 drops. Taking into account the rocks and media, I added 60 drops. This was supposed to give me 2.0 ppm ammonia, but when I tested it was 8.0ppm(the darkest color in the API test kit)
I have been testing Ammonia, nitrate and nitrite each day.
- Ammonia hasn't changed. Still testing 8.0ppm. Although the test kit reached that color slower and slower each day I test.
- nitrite has always tested 0
- Nitrate was 0 on the first 2 days. now I am getting 5-10 ppm.
I'm confused why I am not seeing any nitrite but seeing nitrate directly. Previously when I cycled other tanks, I was seeing nitrite before nitrate. Also why Is my ammonia not decreasing, is it because the limit of the test kit?
I started to cycle my new 20g office frag tank.
Started the cycle about a week ago:
- dry rocks.
- no sand
- dr tim's ammonia
- 3 bags of filter media
- Fluval cycle bacteria.
So when I added the ammonia a week ago I might have added too much. The bottle say 4 drops/ gallon, so I should add 80 drops. Taking into account the rocks and media, I added 60 drops. This was supposed to give me 2.0 ppm ammonia, but when I tested it was 8.0ppm(the darkest color in the API test kit)
I have been testing Ammonia, nitrate and nitrite each day.
- Ammonia hasn't changed. Still testing 8.0ppm. Although the test kit reached that color slower and slower each day I test.
- nitrite has always tested 0
- Nitrate was 0 on the first 2 days. now I am getting 5-10 ppm.
I'm confused why I am not seeing any nitrite but seeing nitrate directly. Previously when I cycled other tanks, I was seeing nitrite before nitrate. Also why Is my ammonia not decreasing, is it because the limit of the test kit?
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