keithbrown53
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Hi there
I've been trying to do a fishless cycle since 26/10.
It's a 35l Biube. Only plastic plants. API test kit (liquid one).
Here are the readings. Where there are dates missing, I have not run any tests...where there are only ammonia measurements, I didn;t do the
26/10/2010 Added 15 drops ammonia. Tested ammonia. Reading about 4.
29/10/2010 Ammonia 4.
03/11/2010 Ammonia 4.
07/11/2010 Ammonia 4.
08/11/2010 Added 40ml of nutrafin cycle.
09/11/2010 Added 20ml of nutrafin cycle.
10/11/2010 Added 20ml of nutrafin cycle.
12/11/2010 Ammonia 4.
17/11/2010 Ammonia 2.
20/11/2010 Ammonia 2.
22/11/2010 Ammonia .5, Nitrate 10, Nitrite 0.
23/11/2010 Added 10 drops ammonia
24/11/2010 Ammonia 8, Nitrate 5, Nitrite 0, Ph 7.6 - 7.8.
26/11/2010 Ammonia 8, Nitrate 10, Nitrite 0
26/11/2010 Small water change to bring ammonia down
26/11/2010 Ammonia 4.
27/11/2010 Ammonia .5, Nitrate 40, Nitrite 0.
What's confusing me, is that whilst my ammonia is decreasing, I have not seen any rise in Nitrites...my impression of the cycle is that I should see Nitrites, and then nitrates.....so why am I getting nitrates, but no nitrites?
Comments welcome.
Cheers,
Keith.
I've been trying to do a fishless cycle since 26/10.
It's a 35l Biube. Only plastic plants. API test kit (liquid one).
Here are the readings. Where there are dates missing, I have not run any tests...where there are only ammonia measurements, I didn;t do the
26/10/2010 Added 15 drops ammonia. Tested ammonia. Reading about 4.
29/10/2010 Ammonia 4.
03/11/2010 Ammonia 4.
07/11/2010 Ammonia 4.
08/11/2010 Added 40ml of nutrafin cycle.
09/11/2010 Added 20ml of nutrafin cycle.
10/11/2010 Added 20ml of nutrafin cycle.
12/11/2010 Ammonia 4.
17/11/2010 Ammonia 2.
20/11/2010 Ammonia 2.
22/11/2010 Ammonia .5, Nitrate 10, Nitrite 0.
23/11/2010 Added 10 drops ammonia
24/11/2010 Ammonia 8, Nitrate 5, Nitrite 0, Ph 7.6 - 7.8.
26/11/2010 Ammonia 8, Nitrate 10, Nitrite 0
26/11/2010 Small water change to bring ammonia down
26/11/2010 Ammonia 4.
27/11/2010 Ammonia .5, Nitrate 40, Nitrite 0.
What's confusing me, is that whilst my ammonia is decreasing, I have not seen any rise in Nitrites...my impression of the cycle is that I should see Nitrites, and then nitrates.....so why am I getting nitrates, but no nitrites?
Comments welcome.
Cheers,
Keith.