it will take your filter something around 4 weeks or more to cycle.
FISHLESS CYCLING OF TANKS
rather than getting the RIGHT kind of ammonia and getting the RIGHT amount in the
tank, a pinch of Hikari Gold fish food for a small tank up to a tablespoon in a 75
gallon can be tossed into the tank, the heat set to 82oF and plenty of aeration. In
3 days or so watch the ammonia. If no ammonia is seen add more food. be sure you
got a large filter on that for 3 GF. Ingrid

"Ken Smith" wrote:
Now have
trace ammonia--.25 to.50 ppm. Tested for nitites-0 ppm Tested for
nitrates-5-10 ppm.This all took place over about 8 hours. Am I missing
something here? From what I read on the websites I would have expected-high
ammonia, then less ammonia but some nitites,high nitrites and almost no
ammonia (with some nitrates), then 0 ammonia,0 nitrites, and very high
nitrate levels (requiring a massive water change). Could it be that there
was enough "good bacteria" in the water and on the driftwoor/plant thing
from my healthy 10 gal tank to have changed the cycling process? I'm really
new at this and would very much appreciate any help you can offer.
Thanks in advance,
Ken




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