Ammonia still.

[hockeynut]

new to hobby..........have 10 various tetras.....made common mistake of overfeeding in the beginning.........(lost2)......all has been ok for about 2 weeks now.......originally ammo was 2.0.....added ammo rid pack to aquaclear filter and some extra zeolite chips.........ammo dropped to 1.0..........i have done various 5 gal water changes......(30 gallon tank)....but ammo is still holding at 1.0........am i just being impatient and not waiting long enuf for good bacteria to take over or do i keep doing water changes to get ammo to zero??

 

[bgraber]

Keep doing water changes and cross your fingers.. you will probably lose more fish due to not cycling the tank before adding that may fish.. It will take a few more weeks for it to even out..

 

[Inchworm]

Hi hockeynut and welcome to the forum

Cycling a new tank takes a bit of time and patience and lots of water changes!

I would take the ammonia removing products out and just rely on water changes to control the process.

Here is an article that explains cycling:

http/fish.orbust.net/forums/index.php?sh...showtopic=10099

IMHO, it's better to cycle with fish very slowly because it is easier on them.