Cycling Fritz Turbostart

[alex1994]

Ho guys, I own a 100 liters cube and three weeks ago I iniziate the cycle with Red Sea Mature Kit. I notice that the cycle is bad and not do nothing so 3 days ago I bought Fritz TurboStart 900. Before I add Fritz I change 20% water the I add 5 ml of fishfuell ammonium to bring to 2ppm after 2 hours I add Fritz Turbo Start. Today I test the ammonia a it is 2ppm like Wednesday. It is normal ? I read that Turbostart bring 2ppm ammonia to 0 in 2 days but my no. It is possibile that the bacteria took over 5 days to bring 2ppm of ammonia ?
I have a BB dry rock setup.
Thanks

 

[Dan_P]

Ho guys, I own a 100 liters cube and three weeks ago I iniziate the cycle with Red Sea Mature Kit. I notice that the cycle is bad and not do nothing so 3 days ago I bought Fritz TurboStart 900. Before I add Fritz I change 20% water the I add 5 ml of fishfuell ammonium to bring to 2ppm after 2 hours I add Fritz Turbo Start. Today I test the ammonia a it is 2ppm like Wednesday. It is normal ? I read that Turbostart bring 2ppm ammonia to 0 in 2 days but my no. It is possibile that the bacteria took over 5 days to bring 2ppm of ammonia ?
I have a BB dry rock setup.
Thanks

Wait another 2 days before measuring. If the total ammonia level has not changed, then I would suspect a problem.

 

[mike550]

I used Fritz Turbostart 900 and followed their instructions. Two days later I added fish, and everything went fine. I didn’t bother testing for nitrates or ammonia absorption etc. Sometimes I think we can make things overly complicated in this hobby.

 

[Seansea]

For me it worked after 24 hours. I woukd wait another day or 2 like dan p said and you will def need a couple fish to keep cycle going. Clowns are great starter fish.

 

[alex1994]

Today I remake the test and ammonia is still 2ppm after 96 hours. I can’t put fish if the ammonia is like that I think because they died after. I wait another one day but is not normal I think.

 

[sc50964]

Your BB must have lots of dead or dying stuff on it. Pls share a pic of your tank.

 

[exnisstech]

Do you have nitrates? I'm wondering how accurate the ammonia test really is. I never test for ammonia any longer when cycling a tank. I just watch for a rise in nitrates and move forward slowly adding livestock once nitrates are present.
EDIT: I used fritz 900 on my last start cycle and my result were the same as the posts above. I did add a tray of seasoned rock rubble also so I'm sure that helped

 

[alex1994]

There is photos of tank. I can try to test Nitrites and Nitrates if is necessary. Maybe the problem is Red Sea Kit Mature that I use before and doing a ****? Maybe NoPox dose ?

 

[alex1994]

Here the test for Nitrite and Nitrate.

 

[alex1994]

@brandon429 What do you think ? I know you are the expert for cycling.

 

[brandon429]

If we run your cycle through the steps from our false stall thread it would be simply change out all the water for new and begin reefing and you'll get the same results we always get= can begin reefing

The test kits won't factor although I'd be happy to see what they read after a full water change, to see if they can read zero on known safe water

Beyond ten days lead-up time you have enough bacteria on surfaces to endure the water change without removing the bacteria

The starting bioload you add will be fine after the water change. We don't use non digital test kits in my threads since they misread so often

We use the # of days underwater after adding cycling preps as the measure

 

[alex1994]

Today i make again the ammonia test and the result it's the same, 2ppm of Ammonia.

 

[hexcolor reef]

Use night out ii or both microbe lift special blend. It’ll bring ammonia down to 0
It’ll get you cycled ASAP

 

[brandon429]

Did you run the water change discussed

 

[alex1994]

Did you run the water change discussed

Now not because I want to wait for 10 days like you tell in the reply. Is it correct ? Maybe if I look in 10 days there is no change I can do a 100% water change.