We started fishless cycling our 240 gallon tank on Feb 28. The ammonia level dropped to zero around the middle of last week. The nitrites have been at 2.0 to 5.0 for a few days now. There are some nitrates now also.
I have seen conflicting information about water changes during the cycling process. Some people say it should be done and then I've seen where some say not to do it. Does it depend on what stage the cycle is in? At our current stage, should we be doing about a 20% water change daily to get the nitrites down to zero?
The water temp is 80-degrees and there is plenty of aeration going on in there. We're still adding half of the ammonia amount daily now since the ammonia dropped to zero. We have handfuls of used gravel, bogwood and some plants from an established tank along with a bio-wheel.
Thanks
I have seen conflicting information about water changes during the cycling process. Some people say it should be done and then I've seen where some say not to do it. Does it depend on what stage the cycle is in? At our current stage, should we be doing about a 20% water change daily to get the nitrites down to zero?
The water temp is 80-degrees and there is plenty of aeration going on in there. We're still adding half of the ammonia amount daily now since the ammonia dropped to zero. We have handfuls of used gravel, bogwood and some plants from an established tank along with a bio-wheel.
Thanks
