Tested my uncycled well stocked 3 day old tank

[Malt_Vinegar]

ph = 7.5
amonia = 0
nitrite = 0.2
nitrate = 5-6

how does that look?

I used a Nutrafin essential mini master kit


Does that mean my tank is running ok?

Oh, and how do i feed my fish these bloodworm i got for them?

 

[Fishy Finger]

How long have you had the tank running befor you put any fish in it?

 

[SpEeDhOrN]

i hope you left the tank to cycle before putting fish in or it could all end up in death very easily

 

[G_Sharky]

We almost have the same results except that my nitrite is lower 0.1 and has been running for a week and i have a 33 G tank. MV how big is your tank and how many occupants do you have on it, If i were u i'll wait about a week to stock it up, but slowly, I'll be going to my LFS to get some fish this sunday. Just keep an eye on your fishies to see if they show some kind of stress if they do be ready to do a water change, you shouldn't have any problem though as your tank is approaching the end of it's cycle. Good Luck Buddy

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

I did not cycle it at all really, left it running for about 12 hours before i put fish in it.

I used a biological supplement, and have live plants.

I have 8 neons, 2 danios, a betta and a dwarf gourami. They have been in there 3 days now, and all is fine Looks like my tank is about cycled

So much for the cycling theory.....

 

[crimsontsavo]

No- NOT so much for the cycling theory.

It IS important to cycle your aquarium. You CAN get by without doing it- but you will more than likely get shoddy results. There are numerous ways of cycling a tank.

When you plunk a fish in a poorly cycled (or non-cycled tank) they normally fade out and lay gasping for breath. They can live,yes- but it stresses the heck out of them.
And- deadly ammonia spikes can arise- even after "everything seems fine" and kill them.

When I introduce my fish into my aquarium- they do not fade nor do they gasp for breath. This tells me the cycling "theory" is indeed a MUST.

You my friend got lucky. Please don't post things like "so much for the cycling theory". Newbies might see it and decide to forego cycling- and their fish probably WILL die.

Glad your fish are well though.

 

[sinistral]

What's the nutrafin essential mini master kit? I did a web search and can only find information on a reagent test kit. Is that the "biological supplement" that you are referring to? If not, which biological supplement? It's hard to comment on your bold statement "So much for the cycling theory" as your posts are rather vague about the details of what you did.

 

[Bol]

Personally, I don't think you're lucky yet, unless perhaps the "biological agent" you refer to is called Bio-Spira.

What size tank is it, out of curiosity?

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

I dont want to put anyones nose out of joint. So here is exactly what i did to start the tank. Its an eight and a half gallon tank, with a fifty watt heater. First i cleaned all the gravel and rinsed the tank out. I then placed the gravel in the tank with fake plants. The tank was treated with a nutrifin biological cycle treatment. I left the tank with the pump, heater and light on for twelve hours. I then introduced eight neons, and two leopard danios. They stayed in the tank for a day. I then introduced six live plants, along with a dwarf gourami and a male betta. did the tests with a nutrafin complete testing kit.

 

[smileandnod]

MV,

For the benefit of your fish, I would suggest that you do daily water tests.
If anything shows up, just do a 50% water change to thin out the polution, and I think you should be fine. You may have a few too many fish to start with, but simply monitoring your quality will let you know what's going on, and allow you to take care of it.

Just a bit of common sense really.

Ian.

 

[Mike&Diana]

I made the fatal flaw of adding a lot of fish before the cycle was complete. I did not know any better at the time. Fortunately, all of my fish are doing fine now. However, for the first 3 or 4 days after adding fish my ammonia readings were still 0 so I assumed everything was fine.. then BLAM! I got nailed hard with ammonia through the roof. I had to do consistent water changes and monitor it closesly to remedy the situation. - I even let my tank "cycle" for 3 days before adding the fish.. but clearly, it didn't work. That is about when I discovered these forums and learned how to do things right!

Mike

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

ok, i will do as advised and keep my eye on the ammonia levels, and make sure the fish show no signs of distress

 

[mrnewbie]

the nitrate reading u have is probably natural from the tap water anyway , 3 days is 2 early for ammonia reading to be high give a couple of days and u will see your ammonia levels increase , followed by nitrite as bacteria builds up , , 3 days it hasnt even begun , keep a close eye on the levels and do plenty of water changes , i can assure u the levels will rise