Is This Good?

[angelfishguy]

UPDATED

just need to konw if my water conditions are getting better..
yesterday my reading were

morning
ammonia 2.0
ph 7.6
nitrate 10ppm
nitrite 0

night
ammonia 1.0
ph 7.6
nitrate 10ppm
nitrite 0

morning

ammonia 1.0
ph 7.6
nitrate 10ppm
nitrite 0

night
ammonia .25
ph 7.6
nitrate 20ppm
nitrite 0

added 2o mls of ammonia today
ammonia 4.0
ph 7.6
nitrate 10
nitrite 0

are these improving?? and what should i try to be getting to achieve for it to be cycled??
thanks
jay

will keep this updated

 

[Dogson]

Is the last result a genuine result? It looks like you have copied and pasted it as it says night?
How long have you been cycling?
You need to get ammonian down to 0 but looks like its getting there

 

[angelfishguy]

was same results but just copied it..sorry
its been cycling for about a 5 days..
its 480 litres

 

[Buddyboy67]

Once your ammonia drops to zero and a reading appears in your nitrites then the first stage is complete..then this should fall , like your ammonia , resulting in a rise in nitrates.......going in the right direction by the looks of things though!!!!

Booster cultures can be bought from most fish shops now, however allowing the cycle to complete naturally is always benificial i think....

 

[Dogson]

I thought mine was quick I'm cycling a 120litre at the moment and my results are about on par with your since saturday gone but I have slightly higher nitrates as I've added some mature media. Again you're on track tho!!

 

[gaz gun man]

do you have fish in there?

a cycled tank will -

process 5ppm ammonia AND nitrite within 12 hours into nitrates.

Nitrates are removed by plants and waterchanges.

 

[bagu]

looks good!

 

[angelfishguy]

theres no fish in there.. just plants..and a piece of mature media in a sock(think i read but it in a sock somewhere)...

 

[Dogson]

Hmm I bet one of my used socks could process ammonia after a hard days work!

 

[bagu]

Hmm I bet one of my used socks could process ammonia after a hard days work!

ahaaahahahah :

 

[Ally555]

Hmm I bet one of my used socks could process ammonia after a hard days work!

ahaaahahahah :

LOL

 

[angelfishguy]

UPDATED

 

[angelfishguy]

updated again