I'm in the process of cycling my 10g, (my first tank), and was wondering if anyone knew the general time it takes to cycle a 10g tank.
At first I had the tank set up ready for fish to begin cycling, but stuff kept coming up, so the tank went about 3 weeks or so with no fish, just the water circulating. We finally got fish, 2 little guys, to start the cycling.
It's been about a week and a half, and I did 1 water test 3 days into having fish, and the ammonia was a little high, so I waited some more, and did a 50% water change. I did another test today, (about a week later), and the ammonia is actually lighter than the test card indicates for 0ppm, the pH is pretty high around 7.2, and the nitrite is again, lighter than the 0ppm test card reading.
Would you guys say my tank is ready for a few more fish, even though it's been less than 2 weeks? Or should I keep cycling until about 3 weeks, test again, and decide?
edit:I also have a little bubble curtain that I turn on from time to time, since i got the fish. :dive2:
At first I had the tank set up ready for fish to begin cycling, but stuff kept coming up, so the tank went about 3 weeks or so with no fish, just the water circulating. We finally got fish, 2 little guys, to start the cycling.
It's been about a week and a half, and I did 1 water test 3 days into having fish, and the ammonia was a little high, so I waited some more, and did a 50% water change. I did another test today, (about a week later), and the ammonia is actually lighter than the test card indicates for 0ppm, the pH is pretty high around 7.2, and the nitrite is again, lighter than the 0ppm test card reading.
Would you guys say my tank is ready for a few more fish, even though it's been less than 2 weeks? Or should I keep cycling until about 3 weeks, test again, and decide?
edit:I also have a little bubble curtain that I turn on from time to time, since i got the fish. :dive2:
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