So first off, this isn't my first tank I've cycled. I've got a 18 month old 90G upstairs and am starting a 37G downstairs for my daughter.
I dosed ammonia to 2ppm 25 days ago. Then I fed the tank every few days with pellets to add some organic stuff and let some decay happen. I've been testing for nitrites the last few days and hit 0 yesterday.
I then tested ammonia and it was 0 and nitrates were 5-10ppm. So using all the advice on these forums of "If you can process 2ppm ammonia in 24 hours" your tank is cycled. So last night I dosed 2ppm again and 24 hours later, I'm at 0.25 ppm ammonia and between 0.25 and 0.5 ppm nitrites (API).
My question I can't seem to answer through Google is did I stall my tank's cycle or are the bacteria working as they should just not at a fast enough rate just quite yet. I was about to add a fish, but clearly I won't at this point. Thanks all.
I dosed ammonia to 2ppm 25 days ago. Then I fed the tank every few days with pellets to add some organic stuff and let some decay happen. I've been testing for nitrites the last few days and hit 0 yesterday.
I then tested ammonia and it was 0 and nitrates were 5-10ppm. So using all the advice on these forums of "If you can process 2ppm ammonia in 24 hours" your tank is cycled. So last night I dosed 2ppm again and 24 hours later, I'm at 0.25 ppm ammonia and between 0.25 and 0.5 ppm nitrites (API).
My question I can't seem to answer through Google is did I stall my tank's cycle or are the bacteria working as they should just not at a fast enough rate just quite yet. I was about to add a fish, but clearly I won't at this point. Thanks all.
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