Weird cycle

Bear · 01-13-2007, 11:26 AM

This morning I tested my ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate to see how far along my cycle is. The other day it seemed to be going quite fine. The ammonia and nitrite had both fallen to 1 ppm and the nitrate was just barley detectable. Then this morning when I go to check the ammonia has dropped to .25 ppm, the nitrite stayed at about 1 ppm, but now the nitrate is around 40 ppm. Will it drop or am I going to have to do a water change before the fish ever go in?

fishfingers · 01-13-2007, 03:17 PM

It will eventually drop, just let the cycle run its course. How long have you had the tank set up for? The cycles on both my tanks otok about a months time.

Bear · 01-13-2007, 06:15 PM

the tank has been set up for about a week, but my last tank only took about a week and a half, two weeks at most, so i was just curious

leveldrummer · 01-14-2007, 02:20 PM

depends on your nutrient export whether you will see lower nitrates, ive seen some people run their tanks with around 40ppm nitrAtes before. water changes will help get it down, but flow and strong skimming will get it down and keep it down, also look for anything that traps detrius, and remove it, that also causes nitrAtes.

01-13-2007, 11:26 AM	#1
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	Weird cycle This morning I tested my ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate to see how far along my cycle is. The other day it seemed to be going quite fine. The ammonia and nitrite had both fallen to 1 ppm and the nitrate was just barley detectable. Then this morning when I go to check the ammonia has dropped to .25 ppm, the nitrite stayed at about 1 ppm, but now the nitrate is around 40 ppm. Will it drop or am I going to have to do a water change before the fish ever go in? __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos Last edited by Bear; 01-13-2007 at 11:58 AM.

01-13-2007, 06:15 PM	#3
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	the tank has been set up for about a week, but my last tank only took about a week and a half, two weeks at most, so i was just curious __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

01-14-2007, 02:20 PM	#4
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933	depends on your nutrient export whether you will see lower nitrates, ive seen some people run their tanks with around 40ppm nitrAtes before. water changes will help get it down, but flow and strong skimming will get it down and keep it down, also look for anything that traps detrius, and remove it, that also causes nitrAtes. __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

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01-13-2007, 03:17 PM	#2
fishfingers Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Australia Age: 18 Posts: 129	It will eventually drop, just let the cycle run its course. How long have you had the tank set up for? The cycles on both my tanks otok about a months time.

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