Test results

[Supramike]

So far these are my test results. It's been like this for the past 3 days. What's next?

 

[DSP]

How long have u been cycling?looks like the cycle is over and you need to do a good size waterchange to get those nitrates down

 

[nater]

large 50% water change to bring nitrates down and add a small clean up crew. start feeding bacteria with a bit of food. clycle is complete!

 

[nater]

lol we both said same thing at same time

How long have u been cycling?looks like the cycle is over and you need to do a good size waterchange to get those nitrates down

 

[DSP]

lol we both said same thing at same time

Haha great minds think alike

 

[Supramike]

How long have u been cycling?looks like the cycle is over and you need to do a good size waterchange to get those nitrates down

On Saturday it'll be 3 weeks. So a 50% water change? When you say a small clean up crew like how small. My LFS is have a sale this weekend. $1 turbo snails. The skimmer should be here next week. Could I add anything else?

 

[robbrouse]

I add the CUC and wait 2 or 3 weeks and then add a fish, then slowly go from there. The only Thing I would do different is try to bring nitrates down to 20 or so before I added anything Might take 2 large water changes. Looks like your Nitrates are at 80 and a 50% would bring them to about 40 and another %50 should bring them to about 20.. Jsut my thoughts and when I would do.. Maybe even a %75 at first..

 

[Palting]

I may be wrong, but to my eye looking at the photo on my cellphone, you still have ammonia 0.25. Nothing wrong with a water change at this time, IMO, but I personally would wait until the ammonia is solidly 0 before adding any CUC or livestock