4 days into fishless cycle and no nitrites

[superjohnny]

You're doing it right Heath, keep it up. If you are fishless cycling then you added some form of amonia right? What are your amonia readings?

 

[ClimbAZ527]

hard to tell

I"m pretty sure the reading are between 4 and 5 ppm, but the colors seem so close on the readout card.

 

[Erik713]

I just started a fishy cycle and used BioSpira about a week ago. I have to say that I'm amazed at how quickly the ammonia and nitrite levels have gone down. I'm at between .5 and 1 ppm of ammonia and not a trace of nitrite. I put the bacteria on the biowheel and two days later, voila! I'm still doing water changes every few days, but I've never had the ammonia get down so fast!

 

[JSchmidt]

Re: hard to tell

Originally posted by ClimbAZ527
I"m pretty sure the reading are between 4 and 5 ppm, but the colors seem so close on the readout card.

That's perfect for fishless cycling. 4 or 5, it doesn't really matter. You're in the ballpark.

Good luck,
Jim