Im at the brink of losing patience!

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If you've got nitrAtes then you've got nitrifying bacteria in the tank.

What is the source of ammonia?

Best way to "cycle" a tank is to add a filter and/or media from a mature tank... I keep a few extra sponge filters bubbling in the fishroom for that reason.

Matt
 
Drstrangelove said:
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?
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Well i'm going to try shaking every bottle I use before testing...I use API test kits. By right my aunts test kit should be right since this tank has been cycling for a month...with controlled ammonia input.
I will test the tank now with my api test kit as well as the two api test ammonia bottle I bought seperatly.

MyGiants said:
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.
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Just put the water in the test tubes they are very clear. I will put a test results on soon.

Slippery K said:
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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I went thru an entire bottle already...I heard great things about it...however I'm still cyclig :(

dogofwar said:
If you've got nitrAtes then you've got nitrifying bacteria in the tank.

What is the source of ammonia?

Best way to "cycle" a tank is to add a filter and/or media from a mature tank... I keep a few extra sponge filters bubbling in the fishroom for that reason.

Im using Dr. Tims ammonia chrloride, also I'm using prime to condition new water when evaporation occurs. I did throw in some media from an established tank a week ago.

boosteshemi said:
Do you have any live plants in the tank?
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Nope I do plan on getting POTHOS when the tank is established as I heard great things about them.
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The only difference I did for testing is that I shaked every bottle before using for 10 seconds....and of coarse di the 30seconds for the nitrate.


According to the api test kit:

Ammonia-.0 (I was confuse what the yellow looks like compared to .25...so I tested bottle water...and they look the same so I'm going with 0)
Nitrite-0 (First Time Its 0)
PH-7
Nitrate- 80-160

Api Ammonia Test Kit
Ammonia- 0


I think the shaking of the bottle is what did the trick because this is very reasonable. Im very happy with the results as High nitriates is expected after nitrites has hit zero. I still have to continue "feeding" the water with ammonia before adding fish right? I'm supoose to do a 90 percent water change the day before getting fish. So till then I'm put some ammonia in every day just to feed the bacteria...I'm assuming 1.0ppm-2.0ppm should be enough every day.
 
Pazzoman said:
The only difference I did for testing is that I shaked every bottle before using for 10 seconds....and of coarse di the 30seconds for the nitrate.


According to the api test kit:

Ammonia-.0 (I was confuse what the yellow looks like compared to .25...so I tested bottle water...and they look the same so I'm going with 0)
Nitrite-0 (First Time Its 0)
PH-7
Nitrate- 80-160

Api Ammonia Test Kit
Ammonia- 0


I think the shaking of the bottle is what did the trick because this is very reasonable. Im very happy with the results as High nitriates is expected after nitrites has hit zero. I still have to continue "feeding" the water with ammonia before adding fish right? I'm supoose to do a 90 percent water change the day before getting fish. So till then I'm put some ammonia in every day just to feed the bacteria...I'm assuming 1.0ppm-2.0ppm should be enough every day.
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I have a whole thread about the same thing didn't shake bottles...... Now i shake them like crazy..... ;)


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Also I noticed in my other tank I have two cichlids that seem to be bothering the other cichlids...constant chasing..constant opening of the mouth towards them. The two cichlids I plan to remove are bot about 4-6 inches. If I do the 90% water change as read in the "Fishless cYCLING" directions and then adding those two fish would thier be any problems water parameter wise? Will these two fish be enough to "feed" the bacteria?

Thanks, soon I will most likely bring them to an lfs as I plan on just having geos, sevs, cory cats as well as a school of cherry barb.

Thanks
 
Ive been told that plants will help cycle the tank faster. I have some in my tank and according to the water tests from the lfs I'm just about to cycle and it's only been two weeks.

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I don't think plant help speed up the cycling process, they will steal the nitrites and nitrates from the water. But I could be wrong.
 
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