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>>>>>>>>>>Day 13: Cycle Log<<<<<<<<<< It should be a 0ppm Ammonia, but I forgot to test BEFORE I refilled the water that evaporated with Tap water :crazy: .. whoops Same everything else tho.

Oh no, two different ones. 2 very different ones, haha. Ammonia one is Yellow, too. The Ammonia one is a Dropper, the other is a syringe. The only reason why I use a syringe is because I don't know if the water on top may be a little different than the water I can take a few inches down, also...

Just in case, I'll probably go for a little longer just to make sure. I'm actually putting about 5ppm Ammonia in now to be honest... :unsure: .. It's been, like the log says, at .25ppm after 12 hours and 0 in 24. Same with Nitrate.

Ya, the log you see started 12 days after I FIRST put water in it (day 1) So I'm at 24 days so far.

I think it's my pH is still 8.2. But I know my tap is 7.2 pH. As for my stocking plans... 1x Betta - 6x Pygmy Corys - 2x Ghost Shrimp or 1x Betta - 6x Xray Tetra - 2x Ghost Shrimp (If this one is fine, leaning to this one. Those Xray's look really cool) or Anything else I know 10gal is...

To each his own I guess. If it work for you, it works. I just like colors :drool: . But ya, that's how I've been posting my Log, haha. When you guys were like, "Post your Log you've been keeping!!" I was like.. :sad: "I have been.. ahaha"

Day 12: Cycle Log (Link brings you to Google Spread Sheets) 0ppm cross board. Missed yesterdays 12 hour test due to working later than anything coming home to crash.

Thanks... I guess I did freak out. I just don't want to do something wrong. Anyway, my Cycle Log is posted Here Last test after adding 5ppm Ammonia it was at: (After 12 hours) .25 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 5 Nitrate 8.2 pH The place my log is kept was easiest for me, I don't know if some of you...

Grats on your Nitrate! But no, I don't have any live plants. I actually don't have anything in the tank but a Heater/Filter/and.. Sand... One on the left. So I don't know really. I'm going to do a 90-100% water change tomorrow and see what happens.

I'd like to believe that, but the numbers just don't add up. How the Nitrification Process works is: Ammonia gets turned into Nitrite Via a Ammonia eating bacteria. The Nitrite is it's byproduct. That byproduct is also Toxic to fish, but luckily another bacteria eats that up. That bacteria...

Day 10: 12 Hour Log I upped the dose from 3ppm to 4-5ppm Ammonia. But to me, it seems like something is wrong. The Nitrite isn't going up (I don't think it's going away that quick) and the Nitrate went down. The heck??... :crazy:

That's great! Congrats! Told you it's an awesome feeling the first time it happens.

Day 10: Cycle Log I don't know, something is just odd. I guess I'll see in the coming days. Ammonia - 0.25 ppm Nitrite - 0 ppm Nitrate - 20 ppm

Day 9: 12 Hour Cycle Test Is that right?... I wondering if there is something in my tank effecting the results or something. I don't have high Nitrate. I re-dosed to 4ppm at 11:30AM this morning and it's down to .25 ppm already, so is Nitrite. ...This seems like it's going too smoothly.

Day 9: Cycle Log Ammonia - 0ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Nitrate - 15-20ppm Guess who's starting his 12 hour testing? This guy! :hyper: I have a question, why is my Nitrate not going up? Is it because I was only dosing at 2ppm Ammonia in an attempt to get the Nitrite to 0ppm? Now that I'm dosing at...

Oh trust me, it will happen over night. I was in the same spot 2 nights ago after waiting a few days just like you. It will happen all of a sudden and you will be over joyed. Keep at it. Have patients and you'll be fine. The more patients you have now, the more gratefying it will be when you...

I'm actually going off what Eagle told me a few posts back.. Just as "the_lock_man" said, the first time your Ammonia drops to 0ppm, lower the dose to 2ppm so your Nitrites don't spike super super high. Keep dosing at 2ppm Ammonia until you Nitrite drops to 0 (this will take a while most of...

Day 8: Cycle Log Seems like the Nitrite is dropping fast. Down to .25 ppm. Once Nitrite hits 0ppm, I'll start testing every 12 hours and up the Ammonia dosage to 4ppm again. yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :hyper:

Tested Ammonia again. Back at 0 ppm. Re dosed to 2-3ppm. As observed in todays Cycle log, Nitrite is starting to go down. It was a much different color than yesterday. Much lighter. I assume (I'll see from the log) that I can start upping to 4ppm again in a few days.

Day 7: Cycle Log Ammonia - .25ppm. I tested last night for giggles before I went to bed and it was at 0 ppm. Tested at my normal time at was .25 ppm, but just barely. Will test in 2 hours to see if 0ppm. Nitrite - Definitely went down. Nitrate - Solid 20ppm Still curious about the...

Day 6: Cycle Log Looks like the Nitrite got a LITTLE bit lighter in the purple color department. Might just be my eyes or that the seal that leaked everywhere when I was shaking the Nitrate tube that made it look a little lighter. We'll see tomorrow.

I'm sure someone else is going to chime in that knows FAR more than I do. But my understanding is that the Sponge is the Mechanical part of the filter. The part that gets the big stuff out. To put it bluntly, fish poop :rolleyes: and other fun things. The 'Bio Balls' are the things that the...

Actually I didn't seed with mature media. I only started keeping a log when I saw the first Ammonia drop :crazy: (was still testing every day tho).. I actually had some issues with my Tap water when I first started my Cycle. I had WAY over 8 ppm somehow (Tap has 1ppm). After a week it was still...

Day 5: Cycle Log Nitrite seemed to have gone down. Redossing to 2ppm as directed untill Nitrite hit 0 ppm then will dose Ammonia to 4 ppm again.

Day 4: Cycle Log Seems like Nitrite went down a ton. It had a green tint if I let the test go the whole 5 min yesterday and the day before that. Today, it just stayed Purple, very close to 5ppm. Started testing pH. To me it seems just a little high, but I've only read so far that if it's LOW...

Thank you so much for your reply. I just want to clarify to make sure I know exactly what to do. 1) Reduce Ammonia dosage to 2ppm daily for a few days to see if - a) Nitrite levels go lower than "Off the chart" b) If they don't in say, 3? days, do a 100% water change to reset the water...

Day 3: Cycle Log Ammonia went back down to 0ppm from 4ppm - 4:30pm yesterday to 12:15pm today. Nitrite off the chart as expected (what I gather at least from reading the sticky about fishless cycling) and Nitrate at 10ppm.

Odd, I edited the post once, but I didn't let me edit it again. oh well, here's my log I'll be keeping. Log I'll update it daily from 11am EST - 1pm EST.

Ok, this is my first post. I guess I'll fill in a little back story of my little 10gal tank. A month ago I went to my Dad's house for the weekend and helped him transfer his 55gal saltwater tank from his Rental to his house. It sparked my love of Fish all over again. When I was younger, I had...