MU1348
01-06-2004, 12:05 PM
I started a fishless cycle last week on a 10g aquarium. I do not have any gravel or filter media to seed the bacteria bed the only thing used to seed was stress zyme that came with the aquarium. I heard that stress zyme was useless, but that was the only seeding material I could get my hands on.
A couple of days ago my water started getting cloudy. I searched a little on past threads and most seemed to think this was a bacteria (not the good kind) bloom. The water I used was straight from the tap with new pea gravel substrate, new plastic plants, and a new fake (plastic) driftwood root. I read on past threads that the water will clear as the bacteria run out of 'food'
If this cloudiness is a bacterial bloom, and since I used tap water in a brand new setup......will I have this bloom everytime I do a water change?
The ammonia used was 29% concentration used to make blueprints (little dab will do ya to get 5ppm on 10g). The ammonia is clear and non foaming.
Should I do any water changes while fishless cycling or since no fish in the aquarium should I leave it be?
The pH reading from the aquarium is around 7.9 and my tap water pH is 7.4. Is this normal for there to be such a difference between the two? The gravel I used was not supposed to alter the pH. What are you're guesses on my pH changing??
A couple of days ago my water started getting cloudy. I searched a little on past threads and most seemed to think this was a bacteria (not the good kind) bloom. The water I used was straight from the tap with new pea gravel substrate, new plastic plants, and a new fake (plastic) driftwood root. I read on past threads that the water will clear as the bacteria run out of 'food'
If this cloudiness is a bacterial bloom, and since I used tap water in a brand new setup......will I have this bloom everytime I do a water change?
The ammonia used was 29% concentration used to make blueprints (little dab will do ya to get 5ppm on 10g). The ammonia is clear and non foaming.
Should I do any water changes while fishless cycling or since no fish in the aquarium should I leave it be?
The pH reading from the aquarium is around 7.9 and my tap water pH is 7.4. Is this normal for there to be such a difference between the two? The gravel I used was not supposed to alter the pH. What are you're guesses on my pH changing??