Hi,
I apologize for all this cycling questions, but I'm new at this and would like to know if I'm on the right path or if I messed up!
I've been fishless cycling my 10 gal. tank for over a month now. My ammo is down to 0ppm and my nitrites and nitrates are off the chart (as expected). My concern is that I've noticed variations in the PH and KH levels. I had very high ph readings at the beginning of the cycle, (ph=9.5) and someone suggested it could be too much ammonia. I guess as the bacteria began to form and the ammo levels began to decrease, it helped my ph to drop to 7.5, then 7, but now it is at 6!!
Something similar happened to my KH in the beginning it was 11, then it dropped to 5, then 4, then 3, and now 2.5!
Is this very wrong? I know I'm not harming any fish which is great, but I was wondering if this could be an indicator of something going wrong or not.
Has anyone had any similar experience? Does anybody knows what it means?
Again, thank you all for any help!
I apologize for all this cycling questions, but I'm new at this and would like to know if I'm on the right path or if I messed up!
I've been fishless cycling my 10 gal. tank for over a month now. My ammo is down to 0ppm and my nitrites and nitrates are off the chart (as expected). My concern is that I've noticed variations in the PH and KH levels. I had very high ph readings at the beginning of the cycle, (ph=9.5) and someone suggested it could be too much ammonia. I guess as the bacteria began to form and the ammo levels began to decrease, it helped my ph to drop to 7.5, then 7, but now it is at 6!!
Something similar happened to my KH in the beginning it was 11, then it dropped to 5, then 4, then 3, and now 2.5!
Is this very wrong? I know I'm not harming any fish which is great, but I was wondering if this could be an indicator of something going wrong or not.
Has anyone had any similar experience? Does anybody knows what it means?
Again, thank you all for any help!