Help cycling tank

[Oso687]

Hello I have a 13.5 gal saltwater tank with Live rock and live sand I used 2 oz of dr Tim’s one and only and I put 4 drops per gal 54 drops of dr Tim’s ammonium chloride my ammonia is reading 8.0 ppm and my nitrite is reading 0.5 I think I might have messed up by adding 4 drops per gal of tank and not the water in the tank is there anything I can do to fix this or do I leave it alone

 

[Oso687]

Ok soo I drained the tank added more Nitrifying bacteria and brought my ammonia level to 2 ppm over the last few days the ammonia has been dropping today my ammonia is at .50 Nitrate is at 5.0 and nitrate is at 40 should I add more ammonia or leave it be

Nitrite is at 5.0 nitrate at 40

 

[brandon429]

Hey thats neat proof, you are done cycling

heres why nitrite doesn’t matter, though you’ve read it does.
False ammonia reads are provided for you as examples even before this post.

Updated Cycling Science thread 2020

The number of parameters measured allowing your start date is now reduced from three parameters measured (ammonia nitrite nitrate) into only one-nh3 form free ammonia. We dont need three-parameter compliance anymore to begin reefing safely. we need know only that ammonia is controlled. you...

www.reef2reef.com

your entire cycle is defined there.

 

[brandon429]

can u post pics of your rocks

 

[Specific Ocean]

Ok soo I drained the tank added more Nitrifying bacteria and brought my ammonia level to 2 ppm over the last few days the ammonia has been dropping today my ammonia is at .50 Nitrate is at 5.0 and nitrate is at 40 should I add more ammonia or leave it be

you’re cycled. Do a water change to bring down those nitrates

 

[Oso687]

Hey thats neat proof, you are done cycling

So basically I just need to wait for the ammonia nitrate to drop to zero?

 

[brandon429]

Post pics of your rock please

we need to be able to visually proof the rocks, now that we’ve chemically proofed them.

 

[Specific Ocean]

So basically I just need to wait for the ammonia nitrate to drop to zero?

A water change should help with those values

 

[brandon429]

And if it doesnt, his bacteria are dead.


jj that’s an elitist cycling nerd joke

need pics so very badly. Of the rock, it’s pigments, attachments, zones of growth and bare spots, it’s generally aged status vs bone white rock just off a shelf, brings in no bacteria.

 

[Oso687]

A water change should help with those values

How much of a water change you think

 

[Specific Ocean]

How much of a water change you think

About 25%

I was in a similar range as you and I’m good to go. Ghost feeding my tank until I settle on a fish

 

[brandon429]

I was in it solely for a single pic of some rock. And to check it against predictions.

 

[Oso687]

About 25%

I was in a similar range as you and I’m good to go. Ghost feeding my tank until I settle on a fish

I’ve had a pair of clown fish in a QT they’re ready to be put in I think they both look really good

 

[Oso687]

We helped guide the cycle pretty well so far, may I ask why refuse pics

I was in it solely for a single pic of some rock. And to check it against predictions.

Are you asking me if the pics?

 

[brandon429]

Yes just for one pic from a cell phone of the rocks in question, up close or far away either way. Updated cycling science works off the pics, not the tests. We need the pics to be able to close out the matter for our cycle study threads.

 

[Oso687]

Yes just for one pic from a cell phone of the rocks in question, up close or far away either way

Oh I’m sorry I thought you were asking the other person and ask questions hold on LOL

 

[Oso687]

Oh I’m sorry I thought you were asking the other person and ask questions hold on LOL

Yes just for one pic from a cell phone of the rocks in question, up close or far away either way. Updated cycling science works off the pics, not the tests. We need the pics to be able to close out the matter for our cycle study threads.

 

[Oso687]

 

[brandon429]

Excellence, nice new tank your fish will love it.

well done on qt prep efforts nice job.


can you confirm that rock was wet at the pet store, it was from a typical reef holding tank is that right

wasn’t dry, on the shelf

we are 99.99% done. That final answer is the last .01

from that complete picture literally we know the origin for bacteria in your system, before you added to. Updated cycling science is nearly complete.

 

[Oso687]

Excellence, nice new tank your fish will love it.

well done on qt prep efforts nice job.


can you confirm that rock was wet at the pet store, it was from a typical reef holding tank is that right

wasn’t dry, on the shelf

It was dry I put in live sand though

 

[brandon429]

A ha lol nice one, at least we got to that before page ten.

specific ocean is deep belly laughing at me now, me too a bit.