Okay I have a 15G tank which I setup to do a fishless cycle with. I got my ammonia which is 9.5% concentration, also got a filter squeeze from my lfs in some water which i added to my tank. I followed the 2nd method on the fishless cycling routine to get a 5ppm reading on my test kit, this took quite a few drops of ammonia though 60 in total before I got that reading.
Anyway I took a nitrite reading the next day and got a reading of some nitrites in the tank, I added another 60 drops of ammonia and left it another day. The next day I took a nitrite reading and it was pretty high up on the scale but I also took another ammonia reading and this was still high. I was a little unsure whether or not to put anymore ammonia in the tank since I already had a high reading so I only put 15 drops in this time.
So my questions is two fold.
1) Have I put to much ammonia in and should I do a partial water change?
2) Is the ammonia meant to reset back to 0ppm every day before you add in anymore?
Thanks,
spooks
Anyway I took a nitrite reading the next day and got a reading of some nitrites in the tank, I added another 60 drops of ammonia and left it another day. The next day I took a nitrite reading and it was pretty high up on the scale but I also took another ammonia reading and this was still high. I was a little unsure whether or not to put anymore ammonia in the tank since I already had a high reading so I only put 15 drops in this time.
So my questions is two fold.
1) Have I put to much ammonia in and should I do a partial water change?
2) Is the ammonia meant to reset back to 0ppm every day before you add in anymore?
Thanks,
spooks