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Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:54 am
by RTR
racer wrote:A4 trite0 trate5
I'm sorry, but can this be written out in American English plus any chemical symbols needed?
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:45 am
by racer
Ammonia 4
nitrite 0
nitrate 5
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:17 am
by bertie 83
How quick does the ammonia drop to 0?
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:01 pm
by racer
It hasent yet. In 24 hours it will drop like 2mg/l
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:04 pm
by bertie 83
Not quite ready yet. I think. Someone with more recent fishless cycling experience will be along soon to confirm. I am certain it should drop to 0 in 24 hrs
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:21 pm
by Pufferpunk
You are correct. The nitrifying bacteria should be able to keep up with the ammonia produced by a fully-stocked tank.
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:13 pm
by racer
Well i dosed ammonia back to a 5 so we will see what happens tonight
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:21 pm
by bertie 83
Cool keep us posted. It's not worth rushing.
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:59 pm
by racer
So now its
Ammonia 4
Nitrite .25
Nitrate 10
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:53 am
by Pufferpunk
On it's way...
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:02 am
by bertie 83
Yea won't be long keep it up
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:53 pm
by racer
This time
Ammonia 3
nitrite >5
Nitrate 30
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:39 am
by bertie 83
It's definately going the right way, keep going
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:20 am
by racer
So its been about 3 days now and most recent reading was
ammonia. 25
Nitrite 5
Nitrate 20
Re: cycle as BW or FW?
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:54 pm
by bertie 83
So close, a couple more days