Anybody ever cycled a tank and when testing watched the ammonia spike and go downcand the nitrites never go up? So ive been testing my water every 2 to 3 days. Used a shrimp to rot and get ammoina in my tank. I watched my ammonia levels spike and go down but now everything is sitting pretty much at zero. Im using a API test kit. As far as I can see the ammonia says zero so do nitrites and nitrates. In the 2 or 3 days inbetween testing did I miss the nitrite spike? Is my tank cycled now. I never had this happen before. Its like the ammonia spiked and went down and nothing else happened lol.
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I bet your tank is cycled but I don’t know why you didn’t see nitrites. Did you have any live rock or live sand? Was all the rock not live?
No all dry rock from brs, and I did bare bottom this time. I have a bit of a diatom bloom right now like normal. Thats what is also making me think its cycled or close to it. I feel like maybe I should wait like 2 more weeks before adding a fish just to be on the safe side. What do you guys think
You are gonna hate my answer, but I would add a couple fish in about 6 weeks after you do this:
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Lol I know, I actually have another tank, im transferring my fish to this bigger tank. This is why im more concerned, I have kinda a bit of attachment to these fish ive had for about 3 years lol. Would you still quarantine fish you already own?
How big is your water volume?
I would say that you went through a small cycle and the results were not drastic enough to be read.
Do a test and add some ammonia to the tank.
Test 20 min after the dose. Test in two days if the ammonia is gone you should see some nitrates.
I would say that you went through a small cycle and the results were not drastic enough to be read.
Do a test and add some ammonia to the tank.
Test 20 min after the dose. Test in two days if the ammonia is gone you should see some nitrates.
Good question. I probably would not, unless I suspected a disease that was dormant or not showing for some reason. For example I’ve heard that ich can seem to disappear, then re-appear when the tank is stressed. Good luck.
