SABWARNER16
Fish Crazy
So I’m trying to do a fishless cycle on my 3.5 gallo with Fritz PRO Ammonium Chloride- 500gm. I followed the directions and added the dose, but I think I added a little too much because it said to raise the ammonia to 4ppm and I went up to 8ppm..... haha.... so I’m aware it will take a while to cycle this thing. So with that one dose, every day for a week now I’ve been adding Stability by Seachem to help promote beneficial bacteria. After a week, there are no nitrites or nitrates, just the high ammonia. I just want to make sure it’s just going to take a while and that I’m not doing anything wrong. If I’ve completely messed it up, can I just drain the whole thing and start over?
I tried doing the fish food method but it was taking a while. I don’t have any spare cycled filters to add to it. Just a moss ball from another tank that has been doing pretty good on water parameters. I’m trying to do this right because I got three small tanks at once last month and threw bettas in each and dealt with new tank syndrome with three tanks at a time and it nearly drove me insane. Everybody made it through though, and I definitely have learned a lot since then haha.
Also, when I set up the tank, I used sand and thought I rinsed it well but I guess not because it’s been up for a week and still very cloudy and looks dirty so I want to either retry or change the gravel completely. I think the best time to do this is after the tank is cycled right?
I tried doing the fish food method but it was taking a while. I don’t have any spare cycled filters to add to it. Just a moss ball from another tank that has been doing pretty good on water parameters. I’m trying to do this right because I got three small tanks at once last month and threw bettas in each and dealt with new tank syndrome with three tanks at a time and it nearly drove me insane. Everybody made it through though, and I definitely have learned a lot since then haha.
Also, when I set up the tank, I used sand and thought I rinsed it well but I guess not because it’s been up for a week and still very cloudy and looks dirty so I want to either retry or change the gravel completely. I think the best time to do this is after the tank is cycled right?