So I started off with fishelss cycling, it smelled horrible so I drained it and started over with a fish-in cycle. I counted the days on the calendar and my tank has been set up for exactly 4 weeks today.
My ammonia has been exactly between 1.0 and 2.0 for weeks and my nitrites and nitrates have been 0. Well I tested the other day and I finally have a small nitrite reading of .25 :-D and the ammonia dropped a tiny bit to match 1.0 exactly. Nitrates = still 0. On the nitrite reading of only .25 ... I was expecting more of a "spike" and perhaps a more dramatic reading? Or is my tank just really taking its time cycling?
It's a 20 gallon, temperature is about 76. I have 2 Goldfish and 2 Paradise Fish in there currently. No real plants. So I guess my question is for those who have gone my route for cycling: how much longer do you think it will take to get nitrates and when will my tank finally be cycled completely? Is a tiny nitrite reading of .25 normal?
Very excited about the nitrites reading btw ...
My ammonia has been exactly between 1.0 and 2.0 for weeks and my nitrites and nitrates have been 0. Well I tested the other day and I finally have a small nitrite reading of .25 :-D and the ammonia dropped a tiny bit to match 1.0 exactly. Nitrates = still 0. On the nitrite reading of only .25 ... I was expecting more of a "spike" and perhaps a more dramatic reading? Or is my tank just really taking its time cycling?
It's a 20 gallon, temperature is about 76. I have 2 Goldfish and 2 Paradise Fish in there currently. No real plants. So I guess my question is for those who have gone my route for cycling: how much longer do you think it will take to get nitrates and when will my tank finally be cycled completely? Is a tiny nitrite reading of .25 normal?
Very excited about the nitrites reading btw ...