Bare bottom qt cycling at a stand still.

[johnsamm7]

So I have been cycling my 8 gal quarantine tank for about 18 days now I am using dr tims one and only with his ammonium chloride dosing at 2ppm wait a day testing with salifert ammonia and nitrite my readings are coming to 1.0-1.5 ppm for ammonia and 0-0.1 nitrite I left it sit for two days and tested again today and the reading were the same does this mean my cycle has come to a standstill or is it slowly progressing I never cycled a bare bottom tank before I have used dr tims on my previous tanks with it working well anyone have any suggestions also my ph is 8.15. Thanks

 

[Big G]

I added a new Marinepure 8 x 8 plate to my bare bottom qt. to give the bacteria places to grow other than just the glass walls of the tank.

 

[sbash]

Did you put any rocks, sponges, bioballs, filterfloss, etc in the tank? (either in the tank or HOB)

 

[Big G]

HOB had Fluval Biomax ceramic disk things and poly pad floss, in my 10 gallon fish qt. tank.

 

[johnsamm7]

The plates are a good idea it's a nuvo 8 all in one in the caddy I kept the yellow sponge in took out the carbon and phosphate sponges I only have to 4 inch pieces of pvc in there