Deanne
Member
Hi I've been cycling a tank now for about 2 weeks using the fishless cycle. I do have 5 tiny MTS, java moss, a merimo moss ball and a bunch of subwassertang in as well. I've fed the tank with ammonia up to 2, and checked the ammonia levels each day, and they have dropped down to 0.5 after 24 hours. My original tests for nitrates and nitrites were each .25. Today I did a full retest and my parameters are as follows
pH 7.5
NH3 2
NO2 0.25
NO3 20
KH 5
GH12
I'm not sure whether I should be looking for a spike of both nitrates and nitrites at this point, nothing in the tank appears wrong, the MTS's haven't climbed out of the water, the plants are beginning to grow. Should I carry on feeding ammonia, or do a huge water change to reduced the nitrate, or both?
pH 7.5
NH3 2
NO2 0.25
NO3 20
KH 5
GH12
I'm not sure whether I should be looking for a spike of both nitrates and nitrites at this point, nothing in the tank appears wrong, the MTS's haven't climbed out of the water, the plants are beginning to grow. Should I carry on feeding ammonia, or do a huge water change to reduced the nitrate, or both?