Hello everyone,
I made an account to ask some advice from this amazing community. I know this has been covered 1,000 times but I cannot get my tank to cycle.
The log of my tank cycle is below (the snapshot is the current water readings as of today 11/12/2019)
Aquarium Stats:
- 29 Gallon
- 14 fish (bad advice from Petco before i knew any better)
- Filter is HOB Aqua Clear 50
- My tap water has 0ppm Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrates in it.
My current way of cycling is utilizing Seachem Prime & Stability:
If I have less than 1 ppm ammonia or nitrite - dose Stability and Prime, wait 24 hours and check again
If I have more than 1 ppm ammonia or nitrite- do atleast 50% water change, sometimes 75% is best depending on how high my ammonia and nitrite is. Then dose Stability and Prime.
I just cant get it to cycle. I've asked around my LFS for media and they said they are not allowed to do that. No other friends in the hobby to steal a piece of theirs. If its just a matter of time and waiting another month please let me know. But I have officially ran out of ideas to get this cycle started.
Thanks!
I made an account to ask some advice from this amazing community. I know this has been covered 1,000 times but I cannot get my tank to cycle.
The log of my tank cycle is below (the snapshot is the current water readings as of today 11/12/2019)
Aquarium Stats:
- 29 Gallon
- 14 fish (bad advice from Petco before i knew any better)
- Filter is HOB Aqua Clear 50
- My tap water has 0ppm Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrates in it.
My current way of cycling is utilizing Seachem Prime & Stability:
If I have less than 1 ppm ammonia or nitrite - dose Stability and Prime, wait 24 hours and check again
If I have more than 1 ppm ammonia or nitrite- do atleast 50% water change, sometimes 75% is best depending on how high my ammonia and nitrite is. Then dose Stability and Prime.
I just cant get it to cycle. I've asked around my LFS for media and they said they are not allowed to do that. No other friends in the hobby to steal a piece of theirs. If its just a matter of time and waiting another month please let me know. But I have officially ran out of ideas to get this cycle started.
| Date | PH | Ammonia (ppm) | Nitrite (ppm) | Nitrate (ppm) |
| 10/19/19 | 6.8 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fish added | 10/20/19 | 7 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/21/19 | 7 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
Water Change | 10/26/19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/30/19 | 7.2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/03/19 | 7.2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/04/19 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Water Change | 11/05/19 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Water Change | 11/06/19 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/07/19 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Water Change | 11/08/19 | 7.2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/09/19 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/10/19 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Water Change | 11/11/19 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Thanks!