My tank has been cycling for 32 days now. All the recent spikes in ammonia and nitrite are because I added 2ppm ammonia. Just added some more today. Do you guys think my cycle is almost finished? Ammonia went from 2 to 0 in 2 days and nitrite down in three days. I know some people say I am as it has already been 30 days already and all the cycle charts finish by then, but my tank still can not remove 2ppm ammonia in a day yet.
Cycle almost finished?
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First sentence, cycle done a while ago. Using non seneye for ammonia = guess measuring. 100% done, no boosted cycle takes this long it's all speed cycle additions we make nowadays
Cycle ready date: may 14
Source: microbiology of reef tank cycling thread.
Rationale: Dr Reef has tested bottle bac brands to plate onto surfaces, and become immune to full water changes, in a few days after dosing
Ammonia control is all that matters, not nitrite that's dated cycling info. Nitrate is for algae tuning. By may 14th you moved ammonia down in the presence of surface area rocks and sand, they're stuck in place. We didn't need bottle bac details per your nitrogen species measured, you have an active system in place three times longer than required.
Secondary source for cycle call: all reef tank conventions. Nobody's allowed in 32 days early to prep. Ready by tomorrow. Yours is
Change water, it's algae fuel. Start clean
Third reference: your initial animal life lives due to cycle ready.
Source: microbiology of reef tank cycling thread.
Rationale: Dr Reef has tested bottle bac brands to plate onto surfaces, and become immune to full water changes, in a few days after dosing
Ammonia control is all that matters, not nitrite that's dated cycling info. Nitrate is for algae tuning. By may 14th you moved ammonia down in the presence of surface area rocks and sand, they're stuck in place. We didn't need bottle bac details per your nitrogen species measured, you have an active system in place three times longer than required.
Secondary source for cycle call: all reef tank conventions. Nobody's allowed in 32 days early to prep. Ready by tomorrow. Yours is
Change water, it's algae fuel. Start clean
Third reference: your initial animal life lives due to cycle ready.
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Alright I’ll believe you and test your theory. If you remembered you previously talked to me on another thread and like I said the only reason I don’t want to add livestock is I’m planning on high end stuff so just to make sure they will thrive and not test with cheap fish/coral. Just wondeting I have read about nitrite not mattering, how come websites and guides aren’t updating their information?
There has to be an explanation for the marine aquarium convention trick
We pressed to find it, until a better attribution is found that's gotta be the working test claim in my opinion
New ways of measuring ammonia (seneye) have simply revealed truths in how ammonia control works, plus all these folks are doing fish- in cycles, ammonia control is where its at if we consider portions of our hobby that don't seem to adhere to rules much
Biospira isn't even refrigerated like fritz bacteria, or as costly
But how much bioload can it carry, this is a great working example of nitrite given no compliance time, but ammonia control affording the strongest bioload start possible.
www.reef2reef.com
We pressed to find it, until a better attribution is found that's gotta be the working test claim in my opinion
New ways of measuring ammonia (seneye) have simply revealed truths in how ammonia control works, plus all these folks are doing fish- in cycles, ammonia control is where its at if we consider portions of our hobby that don't seem to adhere to rules much
Biospira isn't even refrigerated like fritz bacteria, or as costly
But how much bioload can it carry, this is a great working example of nitrite given no compliance time, but ammonia control affording the strongest bioload start possible.
Bio-spira works great
I just started a new tank a little over a week ago. I started with all dry rock and new sand. I added a bottle of Bio-Spira and put fish and coral the same day. Never saw any ammonia and fish and coral seem healthy.
www.reef2reef.com
Yes will work. even if no water change they’ll be fine, the ammonia will be in the thousandths ppm safe zone by now if the system has rocks and sand (we still don’t know why some non seneye kits will register such a high reading, when it’s in thousandths, tbd) to not change the water + new power lighting simply selects for a stronger uglies phasing. Best to change most or all, super clean start. The waste is coming right back for the clean start but it will come from entertaining bioload vs boring wastewater + fun new bioload
