70g I dose around 15ml and yes the ammonia is gone within 24 hours I'm just stuck with high nitrites and nitrates.. Do you think it's time for a water change to get rid of them?
Fishless cycle help
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Nitrite Bacteria will take 2x time longer than ammonia bacteria to create their own colony, also you will need to keep ammonia bacteria stable by adding ammonia so the Nitrie will keep rising but don't worry, it's normal process. When you see nitrite change it will going down really fast almost overnight.
*In my experience: would take around 2 weeks or a bit more for Nitrite Bacteria to catch up.
Don't stop adding ammonia. You need to keep adding ammonia to provide food for the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria until enough nitrite-oxidizing bacteria have colonized your filter to convert the nitrite into nitrate within ~24 hours.
Cycling can take up to 8 weeks.
High nitrate levels won't harm the process. Just do a very large water change to get rid of them before adding fish.
Cycling can take up to 8 weeks.
High nitrate levels won't harm the process. Just do a very large water change to get rid of them before adding fish.
NO don't do any water changes. Wait until the nitrites are at zero. It will probably take a few weeks for the nitrites to go down.
From Dr. Tim's website:
Tips and Troubleshooting:
Tips and Troubleshooting:
- IMPORTANT – Do not let the ammonia OR nitrite concentration get above 5 ppm.
- NOTE – As of November 2016 DrTim’s changed their ammonium chloride solution and you use 4 drops per gallon instead of 1 drop per gallon. Read the label on the bottle you have and follow the directions on the bottle.
- If either ammonia or nitrite concentration get above 5 ppm, do water changes to lower the concentration.
- Do not let the pH drop below 7. If it does, do a partial water change to bring the pH back up.
- Do not add ammonia removers to bind the ammonia – overdosing with these products will just increase the cycling time.
