I'm cycling my tank with four zebra danios. I've got a 10 gallon tank. I've been doing regular 10 to 15 % water changes for about four weeks now and I've yet to have any nitrite show up.
What could I be doing wrong? My ammonia is usually between .5 ppm and .25ppm.
Suggestions?
Cycling
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B_Ez - Posts: 4
- Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:45 pm
They are when the tank is cycled. But I have never had any nitrite readings in a month. So something's not right.
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Peterkarig3210 - Posts: 1980
- Joined: Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:04 am
Maybe your tank cycled faster than you expected. I'm not an expert on cycling. I usually just throw everything together ASAP along with live bacteria and I've never had problems with the cycle. I usually over filter by 4-5 times what is suggested. I figure that you can't have too much biological filtration.
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B_Ez - Posts: 4
- Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:45 pm
Hmmm, well I hope it is cycled... It's just odd that none of the nitrites or nitrates are showing up, but my ammonia is steady. Ugh, this cycling thing is a pain in the butt.