Yet another cycling question.....

[DREW]

I'm in the process of cycling a 15 gallon long, it's been runnig bout 2 weeks now.

4 days ago I only checked the Ammonia, then it was 2.0 ppm.

yesterday's tests

Ammonia .25

Ph 8.2

Nitrite 2.0

Nitrate 10

Sg 1.020


Should i be looking for ammonia & nitrite to fall to zero ?
Or did my Ammonia levels ever get high enough for the tank to cycle properly ? Or maybe ammonia went higher & I just missed it ?

 

[DREW]

I'll take that as a yes

 

[skippy2]

amm has to be at 0 trites at 0 trates at 0 Don't attemt a cleaning crew till amm and trites are at 0. My trates are at 12 and I can't get them down no matter what I do. The fish and inverts aren't bothered by my trates.
BTW, my 55 cycled in 18 days but I still waited another month before I added anything to it. IMO, well worth the patience.

 

[Gealcath]

Nitrates dont have to be at 0, they only start to get toxic once they start to reach the far end of a test strip, and even then it depends on the animals resistance to it.

 

[DREW]

Thanks guys