fishless cycle

[caterpillar5]

If it takes 4ml of ammonia to get around 5ppm ammonia, do i add enough the next day to take it back up to 5ppm or just add 4ml everyday till i get a nitrite reading? i dont understand, people say different things!!

 

[gixer]

you will get told different things again here, but thats how i do it.

add that amount everyday (regardless of readings) untill your nitrite spikes, then add half that ammount until zero nitrite.

if you follow it that way you will have a very well cycled tank with a huge colony of benificial bacteria allowing you to fully stock your tank..no problem.

try to seed the tank too if possible with some substrate ,filter media or plants from a disease free established tank

 

[daza]

thats the way I'm currently doing it too...I'm following the instructions on this website, that I found during all my researching.

 

[!guppy!]

my fishless cycle lasted about 5 hours as the temperature warmed up... my fish are fine... 8)

 

[gixer]

my fishless cycle lasted about 5 hours as the temperature warmed up... my fish are fine... 8)

hmmmmmm.

explain please

 

[clutterydrawer]

Heya

I asked the exact same question when I was doing ym fishelss cycle. Here is a link to a thread where I got some good answers:

http/fish.orbust.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=38555&hl=

 

[caterpillar5]

thx for all the help guys, much appreciated

 

[caterpillar5]

oops, have one more question, when i eventually get my cycle done. If my tap contains a little ammonia wil there be any problems when im doing water changes? or will the bacteria be enough to eat it all up?
thx

 

[caterpillar5]

anyone?