Fishey cycling

Kasakato

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Sep 24, 2004
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Today is my 6th day of my fishey cycle. I have tried a fishless but I just coulden't get it to work out for me. Is my cycle done? I used 4 Zebas Danios.

Day 1: Ammoina:0
Day 2: Ammoina:0
Day 3: Ammoina: .25
Day 3: Ammoina: .50
Day 4: Ammoina: .25
Day 5: Ammoina: 0 Nitrite: 20 Nitrate: 0
Day 6: Ammoina: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 20
 
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If you started from scratch, then something is amiss. A fishy cycle will take 4-6 weeks usually just like a fishless.
Next point is your ammonia and nitrite levels are far too high if your numbers are accurate. I don't think the numbers are accurate, because 50 ppm ammonia would have killed a plastic fish pretty quickly. for a fishy cycle. you need to do water changes 1-2 times a day to keep both ammonia and nitrite below 0.5 or you risk permanent damage to your fish. Fishy cycles are far more work, and usually take just as long if not longer than a fishless. There is no way your cycle could be done unless you started with a really good seed of bacteria from somewhere. It generrally takes a full week to start seeing steady ammonia production with a fishy cycle. If you started with a good bacteria seed, you may be done but your fish probably still suffered some long term damage so you should be prepared for the consequences of that whatever they may be (disease, shotened life, etc.)
dave
 
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