Ammonia Levels High

[fatheadminnow]

Cycle is another one of those products that don't work.

Your looking good!

-FHM

 

[rewlyn]

Cycle is another one of those products that don't work.

Your looking good!

-FHM

ok i wont waste my time with it

and todays readings are
ammonia: .25ppm
nitItes: 0ppm

 

[rewlyn]

and ive just found that my temp was at 84f ooooooooooops

 

[fatheadminnow]

Thats not that bad, as 84 F is optimal for bacteria growth, but for Cichlids, you want the temp right around 78 F.

-FHM

 

[rewlyn]

Thats not that bad, as 84 F is optimal for bacteria growth, but for Cichlids, you want the temp right around 78 F.

-FHM

is that temp bad at all for the cichlids

 

[fatheadminnow]

84? No is was okay, good thing you caught it and lowered it.

78? Yes, is good for a very wide range of fish, including all Cichlids,

-FHM

 

[rewlyn]

84? No is was okay, good thing you caught it and lowered it.

78? Yes, is good for a very wide range of fish, including all Cichlids,

-FHM

cool its back to 80 now thank god i decided to have a look or else could be having fried fish for dinner

 

[waterdrop]

Are Cichlids tasty?

 

[fatheadminnow]

Are Cichlids tasty?

Let me go check...lol.

-FHM

 

[rewlyn]

lemon peppered cichlids yum

 

[rewlyn]

todays readings are
ammonia: .25ppm
nitrItes: 0ppm

if i asked my lfs for some cycled substrate would that help

 

[fatheadminnow]

todays readings are
ammonia: .25ppm
nitrItes: 0ppm

if i asked my lfs for some cycled substrate would that help

YES!

I would ask for mature filter media if you can!

-FHM

 

[rewlyn]

i asked my lfs and he reckons if he had some spare it would do nothing anyway but i thought that using
cycled substrate was the the same as spliting cycled filter media correct me if im wrong

 

[fatheadminnow]

i asked my lfs and he reckons if he had some spare it would do nothing anyway but i thought that using
cycled substrate was the the same as spliting cycled filter media correct me if im wrong

Substrate in a cycled tank, if that tank does not have an UGF, (under ground filter) is only going to have probably about 1% of beneficial bacteria, as most/99% of the bacteria live in the filter.

But in won't hurt.

-FHM

 

[rewlyn]

ive just been talking to a fish expert on the phone after hearing my process they recommended i stop doing w/c's for a week or 2 they said the cycle restarts every time i do a water change, they recommeded emitite-down its an aussie bacteria product and they said you can not import live bacteria, it
dies before it arrives it is liquid or powder form that activates when it hits the water.

im wondering what yous think and will give it a go due to am i really getting anywhere, this would also explain alot like why im not gating any major readings