Update: I added ammonia this morning, and 14 hours later it's back to 0 ammonia. Nitrates are at 20 and Nitrites are now showing at 2.
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Fishless cycle question
- Thread starter Tinajo
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Okay, 24 hours later: Ammonia 0, Nitrites 2, Nitrates 20--so no change.
Do I understand correctly that I keep feeding ammonia and wait for Nitrites to rise off the charts?
Do I understand correctly that I keep feeding ammonia and wait for Nitrites to rise off the charts?
The nitrites dont need to go off the charts. You just want to see a spike in nitrites. From there you start to see nitrates spiking. Then you do a large 75%-ish water change and procceed to stock your tank. Since this is just a new filter on an established tank you may actually never see the nitrite or nitrate spike. If you see that it reads 0-ammo 0-nitrites and only nitrate you can then procceed to do a water change and stock your tank once again. Im curious, what size tank is this and any set stock list yet? 
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It is a 35 gallon Hex, and the tentative plan is either: honey gourami, harlequin rasboras, cory cats or angelfish, bloodfin tetras, marble hatchetfish, kuhli loaches.
The choices are limited at my lfs
The choices are limited at my lfs
Angels, bloodfins and marble hatchetfish with some kuhlis seems like it would be a pretty majestic tank- however you have to be careful the angels don't try and eat the kuhli's when they get bigger (angel's mouth size+spaghetti shaped kuhli= tasty snack, even though they can reach five inches). So perhaps some bronze/panda/julii/false julii cories for the bottom instead of the kuhli loaches- unless they are both raised together from small sizes (getting small angels with small fish and raising them together seems to lessen the chance of the smaller fish being seen as a meal)It is a 35 gallon Hex, and the tentative plan is either: honey gourami, harlequin rasboras, cory cats or angelfish, bloodfin tetras, marble hatchetfish, kuhli loaches.
The choices are limited at my lfs
Honey gouramis are awesome fish, docile and colourful- I'd recommend them to any beginner fishkeeper because I had them as a kid and they were hardy and endearing.
Rasboras look like awesome schooling fish, I have yet to keep them but they are the top of my list for my new tank.
I'd opt for the 2nd setup myself, just because i've already kept the former stock before.
Also, beware that the hatchetfish are reputed to be high jumpers, make sure the lid is really tight.
Is it possible that my new FW planted aquarium has already cycled? It's been 4 weeks and after last water test taken about 3 days ago the water is "perfect". 0 amonia, 0 chlorine, 0 Nitrite, 0 nitrate, Hardness 100, alkalinity 120, PH about 7.7. I do have a few fish and have been using a product called "Cycle" that allows "immediate introduction of fish". What think you? Did I act too soon?
