Hayley's Cycle Log

[HayzH]

double 0's this morning on Tank 2... put it back up to 4ppm so here we go ...we are in the home stretch!!!

 

[HayzH]

opinions in cycles ?

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Tank 2 looks like is speeding ahead, if the tank can do 4mm ammonia in 12 hours pretty much every day it means the bacteria is there we just need to keep them feed now as the nirite takes on average twice as long so no point dosing 4ppm ammonia or it will just process it and settle as shed loads of nitrite go for 2-3ppm ammonia for now until nitries catch up fully

 

[HayzH]

Tank 2 looks like is speeding ahead, if the tank can do 4mm ammonia in 12 hours pretty much every day it means the bacteria is there we just need to keep them feed now as the nirite takes on average twice as long so no point dosing 4ppm ammonia or it will just process it and settle as shed loads of nitrite go for 2-3ppm ammonia for now until nitries catch up fully

so it's at 1ppm..shall i wait till tomorrow to put it up to 3ppm?

 

[BigbruiserAl]

yeah just wait they will be ok till then greedy buggers lol

 

[HayzH]

yeah just wait they will be ok till then greedy buggers lol

fank you.

 

[HayzH]

Tank 1 has 0.25ppm of nitrite!!!!!! yayyyyyyy
Tank 2 sported double 0's again this morning!!!
back up to 3ppm.......roll on 12 hours!

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Tank 1 has 0.25ppm of nitrite!!!!!! yayyyyyyy

haha told ya we were due, so phase 2 begins

 

[HayzH]

Tank 1 has 0.25ppm of nitrite!!!!!! yayyyyyyy

haha told ya we were due, so phase 2 begins

you did BBA...and i must admit ...i didnt believe you
i thought it was a tad lilac last night, but put it down to bad light. i stood right by the window with card and test tube and it did look baby blue...so i thought it was wishful thinking...this morning ..i pleaded with it to go Lilac and it did...so happy!

 

[HayzH]

tap water test....

Dechlorinated Tap water....

Tank 1 Day 14

Tank 2 Day 10

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Did you leave the tap water to sit for 24 hrs before testing?

 

[HayzH]

Did you leave the tap water to sit for 24 hrs before testing?

errrr. no

 

[HayzH]

ok.. Tank 1 on day 13: AM: Amm = 4ppm Ni = 0.25ppm Na = 0.25ppm
PM: Amm = 4ppm Ni = 0.50ppm Na = 5.0ppm

is this progress???

Tank 2 on Day 10: AM: Amm = 0.0ppm Ni = 0.0ppm Na = 20ppm
(+12 hrs) PM: Amm = 0.25ppm Ni = 2-5ppm Na = 40ppm

Added 1ml of Ammonia took it to 2ppm.

 

[HayzH]

looks like Tank 2 is virtually there...

Amm has been 0.25 and 0 on two consectutive days now..added 1.2ml ammonia tonight..see how that fairs in the morning...am i nearly there???

Tank 1 is going good 0.25 of amm and 0.25 nitrite...best test yet!

Tank 3...looks like it wasnt cycled amm was still 3-4ppm this morning. OR they cleaned the sponge off!!! grrrrr
still the end of the tunnel is in sight!!

 

[CezzaXV]

I don't know how you keep up with cycling three tanks, my head spins just cycling the one lol.

As well as these forums, I've got a little book I bought that I write all my readings and such down in. Gonna keep it going after I've cycled to make note of any changes to the tank, when I add fish and so on.

Glad to hear you're on the home stretch for at least one of your tanks. Fishies will be coming soon then!