How I cycled my tank

[anhtu402]

Just wanted to share my first proper way of cycling my tank. This is a fish-less cycling of my tank. This is my 150 Gallon tank that I currently have.

Day 1 - Added pure ammonia from Ace Hardware store, 5 drops per 10 gallons. I bought PetCo's API Fresh/Saltwater Test Kit and used that to test.

Ammonia : 4.0 ppm

Nitrite: 0 ppm

Nitrate: 0 ppm

Day 2- I read about Seachem's Stability and wanted to try that out. Put in the amount instructed on the bottle for the first day. Forgot to do a test on the water.

Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Day 3 - Continued adding Stability and Ammonia.

Ammonia: 3.5-4.0
Nitrite: .25
Nitrate: 5.0
Day 4 - Continued adding Stability and Ammonia.
Ammonia: 2.0
Nitrite: 1.0
Nitrate: 5.0
Day-5 Continued adding Stability and Ammonia.
Ammonia: 1.5
Nitrite: 1.0
Nitrate: 5.0
Day-6 Continued adding Stability and Ammonia.
Ammonia: 1.0
Nitrite: 1.0
Nitrate: 10


So what do you think?

 

[justonemoretank]

You're still cycling, but it sounds like you're making good progress! Thanks for the info!

 

[anhtu402]

Okay, I have at least 2 more weeks before my fishes come, should be good huh?

 

[anhtu402]

oh Yeah, I need to do a Water Change once nitrate goes way up right?? To how many PPM?

 

[Deaths Sting]

i did the exact same thing to cycle my 56 gallon. took me 11 days to get perfect readings.