Tank won't cycle

[Vilardz3190]

I don't know why it's happening but it's been more then 2 months for my tank to fully cycle. I have an eheim and 2 hang on filters. It has this white stuff on the bottom of the floor I don't know what it is. It's coating many if the plants as well. Ammonia nitrates and nitrites are all high. Doing a 30-40 Wc once a week.



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[Pole]

how are u cycling it? u either use hardy fish pure ammonia or fish food.

 

[Vilardz3190]

Right now I have a few guppies and beta with a decent amount of plants. The toxicity levels have gone down since my last post.


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[Pole]

post ur water results on here so we can see the progress

 

[pigoo]

Throw some (or a bunch) of cheap goldfish (feeders) in there. They are good "poop" producers!

 

[Vilardz3190]

Ammonia .5-2 nitrite .25-1 ppm nitrate 40 ppm. The ph is super low


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[F1 VET]

With light stocking and plants that consume ammonia/nitrate its going to take even longer! Seems like its starting to establish bb since your reading nitrites and nitrates. The white stuff could be algae or most likely bb, do you have Bio media to house the bb like API Chem stars or ceramic?


Nitrites will subside soon, after that do a wc when nitrates spike @30ppm.



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[Vilardz3190]

Thanks for the advice. I actually took the a hang on filter from my 125 and added it to the tank. Also took some of my eheim media from my 125 also and placed it in the hang on. Bought a couple of tetras today.


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[bassguy]

The low PH is hard on bb, but when it's low it's easier on the fish with ammonia present. Raise the PH around 7 till it cycles, then lower it if needed.


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[perok]

I have had tanks take up to 4 months before, even after I used filters, media, gravel and water from an established tank.
Sometimes I think it just takes longer.