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wildforfish · 04-29-2008, 10:54 PM

Hello to all,

Just updating progress and have a questions for you.

Readings for the past two evenings:

Ammonia: .25
NitrIte: .25
NitrAte: Bright Red - no color match = off the chart?

Still adding 2 tablespoons of ammonia after each reading

Are we close to the end of the cycle?

Question:

The plants have really outgrown the tank, height and width wise.

If I thin out / cut back the stem plants and thin out the bushy plants, will that interfere
with the cycle?

Thank-you, Airborneguy, tameem, for your respnses.

MissFishy,

We are taking your advice at the moment in regards to the Indian Glass Fish.
Now the the problem is deciding on which he wants to stock with now, lol.

I am assuming if we continue to add the ammonia, the nitrite will continue to be
active until the tank is stocked?

Thank-you for your time.
Christine

P.S.

Started a fishless cycle with a 10 gallon tank, set up the same way as the 20 gallon on
04/26/08.The only exception, I used the dirty water from two other tanks & no plants.

Brought the ammonia level up to 4.0
nitrIte level was .50
nitrAte level was 20
Tonights levels:
ammonia: 4.0
nitrIte: 1.25
nitrAte: 20

This is just a test tank, eventually will be a show tank with plants.Possibly a hospital
tank. Have not figured out how to maintain the bacteria in the event it is needed as
a hospital tank yet.

04-29-2008, 10:54 PM	#17 (permalink)
wildforfish Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9	Hello to all, Just updating progress and have a questions for you. Readings for the past two evenings: Ammonia: .25 NitrIte: .25 NitrAte: Bright Red - no color match = off the chart? Still adding 2 tablespoons of ammonia after each reading Are we close to the end of the cycle? Question: The plants have really outgrown the tank, height and width wise. If I thin out / cut back the stem plants and thin out the bushy plants, will that interfere with the cycle? Thank-you, Airborneguy, tameem, for your respnses. MissFishy, We are taking your advice at the moment in regards to the Indian Glass Fish. Now the the problem is deciding on which he wants to stock with now, lol. I am assuming if we continue to add the ammonia, the nitrite will continue to be active until the tank is stocked? Thank-you for your time. Christine P.S. Started a fishless cycle with a 10 gallon tank, set up the same way as the 20 gallon on 04/26/08.The only exception, I used the dirty water from two other tanks & no plants. Brought the ammonia level up to 4.0 nitrIte level was .50 nitrAte level was 20 Tonights levels: ammonia: 4.0 nitrIte: 1.25 nitrAte: 20 This is just a test tank, eventually will be a show tank with plants.Possibly a hospital tank. Have not figured out how to maintain the bacteria in the event it is needed as a hospital tank yet.