Im at the brink of losing patience!

[Pazzoman]

Hey Everybody,

As some of you may know I've been cycling my new tank since november 15.... been trying to be as patient as possible. I've been having 1-2 ammonia for the past two days even if after multiple times of bring ammonia down to 0. So I tested it with my aunts kit and it says 0 ammonia...some nitrites..and high nitrates. I have an ammonia test kit that said little ammonia (.50).

I dont know which test kit is right...all these test kits are basically new! Im confused I hope my aunts test kit is right...

Any ideas!

Thanks merry christmas!

 

[Drstrangelove]

If you are adding ammonia in the same place in the tank / sump, then testing after the same amount of time has elapsed, and testing the water in the same place, it's a riddle.

1) Perhaps one of the test kits is faulty or not as accurate (Which ones are they?)
2) If you re-test 60 minutes later, is the second going from .5 to zero, while the other stays the same of goes up?
3) How high are the nitrates?

 

[MyGiants]

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[MyGiants]

Cycling takes 4-6 weeks depending on biological load. Nitrites is the one I would be most concerned with. Is your water kinda whitish or clear. High ammonia with make your water look whitish but generally won't kill your fish. Nitrites will kill your fish. The end result of cycling is Nitrates so when Nitrites go to zero this does not mean its cycled unless you had previously tested high Nitrites during the cycling and now its zero.

Your test kits make sure you shake the bottle real well before you make your drops.

 

[Fish on Fire]

I never wait more than a couple of days before adding fish to a completely new tank and I've never had any deaths because of it.

 

[Thelatinofishlover]

I never wait more than a couple of days before adding fish to a completely new tank and I've never had any deaths because of it.

+1

 

[Slippery K]

Try a product called "Stability" from seachem. I use it on every new tank and add a capful every 2 months or after cleaning a filter.

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[Owain4]

can you give us some tank stats??? if there is no fish in the tank then there is no ammonia which means the cycle isnt happening. if there is too much fish then the cycle must be catching up.

 

[MyGiants]

(API) Aquarium Pharmaceuticals has a product called "QuickStart". Supposedly you can add fish immediately when you add this product to the tank. I've never used it but they claim is works.

 

[Jrob]

I never wait more than a couple of days before adding fish to a completely new tank and I've never had any deaths because of it.

some might consider that luck...others torture to the fish...