Having a mare ! Someone please help

[Lukemitchell]

Just for kicks, have you tested your tap water?

If you have nitrate, you had nitrite and thats a good thing for cycling. Just do as suggested and let things take its course.

Ye I've tested the tap water for nitrate and it's about 20ppm

 

[Lukemitchell]

Honestly, even after two years of running I could never get the ammonia in my tanks to read straight 0. It always comes out at .25 or so and all my fish were always fine. I think it might be a sensitivity in the ammonia test that makes it read .25 if there are any fish in the aquarium at all.

So you think it's just to sensitive then ? And no fish in the tank yet

 

[Tomt37]

Airstone problem is the only bit I have experience with. You can silicone them to rocks. That is what I did in the end. burying them doesn't work more than an hour.

Yep You can buy silicone which cures underwater so no need to dry out tank

 

[Tomt37]

Did you use some of the fluidised media from the sump?

 

[Tomt37]

Even a bag of it in a media bag

 

[flukekiller]

If your ammonia is still showing a number and nitrites aren't but your nitrates are still rising they are probably getting converted to nitrates quickly which means you should be cycled. At this point I would not add anymore ammonia source until it drops to 0

 

[Lukemitchell]

If your ammonia is still showing a number and nitrites aren't but your nitrates are still rising they are probably getting converted to nitrates quickly which means you should be cycled. At this point I would not add anymore ammonia source until it drops to 0

All I've added is fluval cycle and prime,so am I ready for fish or just keep an eye on it for a week?

 

[Bigfishnut]

You may also have chloromine in your tap water. That will make it read ammonia. Harmless if you use prime with WC's. As far as the drip goes, I run straight cold tap water thru a carbon filter. I built a unit using a 4" reduced to 1 1/2" flange, and honed it out to snuggly fit a britta water filter cartridge in. Used an O ring to seal it. Change it once a month

 

[Lukemitchell]

You may also have chloromine in your tap water. That will make it read ammonia. Harmless if you use prime with WC's. As far as the drip goes, I run straight cold tap water thru a carbon filter. I built a unit using a 4" reduced to 1 1/2" flange, and honed it out to snuggly fit a britta water filter cartridge in. Used an O ring to seal it. Change it once a month

That sounds interesting, have you any pics? About the drip system I've been told it can't be done because my tanks in the garage but if I run a pipe to the garage it will freeze but surely there is some sort of insulation I could use ?

 

[flukekiller]

For the drip, I run my pipes from the garage through the attic down to my tank.. just insulate them with the black insulation for copper pipes or use the noodles for swimming pools