Tomorrow is day 30 of my fishless cycle :sad3:
Im on 12 hour testing still, with ammonia showing on the 12 hour
A very experienced fish keeper has told me that its normal to get an ammonia spike before the end of a cycle, but i wish the end would come fast
My nitrites are showing 1ppm on 12hours, and its taking around the 16th hour it's hitting 0. My PH keeps bouncing still and ill top it back up to 8 in the morning.
I'll copy and paste my fishless cycle log for you all to read :lol:
CYCLE DATA - Temp 80F
Day 1 - Ph: 7.4, Amm: 0.5, Ni: 0.25, Na: 10
Day 2 - PH: 7.4, Amm: 5, Ni: 0.50, Na: 20 - Added gravel before reading was taken
Day 3 - PH: 7.4, Amm: 4, Ni: 1.0, Na: 20
Day 4 - PH: 7.4, Amm: 3, Ni: 2, Na: 20
Day 5 - PH: 7.2, Amm: 1, Ni: 1.0, Na: 20
Day 6 - PH: 6.6, Amm: 0.25, Ni: 5+, Na: 5.0
Day 7 - PH: 6.4, Amm: 0, Ni: 5+, Na: 20 - carried out a water change, PH after is 7.4, Topped ammonia back up to 4.0ppm
Day 8 - PH: 7.2, Amm: 1, Ni: 5+, Na: 20
Day 9 - PH: 6.4, Amm: 0.25, Ni: 5+, Na: 5.0
Day 10 - PH: 7.4, Amm: 0, Ni: 5+, Na: 5.0 - carried out a water change before testing, Ammonia topped up to 5
Day 11 - PH: 6.8, Amm: 0.5, Ni: 5+, Na: 5.0
Day 12 - PH: 6.6, Amm: 0, Ni: 5+, Na: 5.0 - Adding Bi-carb to up PH to 8 and ammonia topped up to 4
Day 13 - PH: 8, Amm: 0.25, Ni: 5+, Na: 5
Day 14 - PH: 8.2, Amm: 0, Ni: 5+, Na: 5 - Ammonia topped up to 4ppm
Day 15 - PH: 7.9, Amm: 1, Ni: 5+, Na: 160+
Day 16 - PH: 7.9, Amm: 0, Ni: 5+, Na: 5.0 - Ammonia topped up to 4ppm
Day 17 - PH: 8, Amm: 0, Ni: 5+, Na: 160+ - Ammonia topped up
Day 18 - PH: 7.8, Amm: 0, Ni: 5+, Na: 5.0 - Ammonia topped up
Day 19 - PH: 7.6, Amm: 0, Ni: 5+, Na: 160+ - Ammonia topped up
Day 20 - PH: 7.4, Amm: 0, Ni: 0.25, Na: 160+ - Ammonia topped up
Day 21 - PH: 6.9, Amm: 0, Ni: 0.25, Na: 160+ - Ammonia topped up - Added Bi-Carb to up PH to 8
Day 22 - PH: 8.0, Amm: 0, Ni: 0.25, Na: 160+ - Ammonia topped up
Day 23 - Ph: 7.8, Amm: 0, Ni: 0, Na: 160+ - Ammonia topped up
Day 24
AM - Amm: 0, Ni: 5
PM - PH: 7.8, Amm: 0, Ni: 0, Na: 160+ - Ammonia topped up
Day 25
AM - Amm: 0, Ni: 0.5
PM - PH: 7.4, Amm: 0, Ni: 0, Na: 80 - Ammonia topped up
Day 26
AM - PH: 6.8, Amm: 0, Ni: 5, Na: 80 - Added Bi-Carb to up PH
PM - PH: 7.8, Amm: 0, Ni: 1, Na: 60 - Ammonia topped up
Day 27
AM - Amm: 0, Ni: 1
PM - PH: 7.9, Amm: 0, Ni: 0, Na: 80 - Ammonia topped up
Day 28
AM - Amm: 0.25, Ni: 0.75
PM - PH: 7.4 Amm: 0, Ni: 0, Na: 80-160 - Ammonia topped up
Day 29
AM - Amm: 0.25, Ni: 1
PM - PH: 7.2, Amm: 0, Ni: 0, Na: 80 - Ammonia topped up