Hi, I hope an expert can help me. I'm still new to marine after running fresh water tanks successfully for a few years.
My tank has been cycling for nearly 5 weeks now and I'm a little worried that my cycle has stalled. I am doing a fishless cycle with pure ammonia I bought from the Chemist.
Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated.
My Tank:
200L Display tank
Base rock
Live sand
Two power heads
Two AI Primes
My Sump:
50L Sump
500L Bubble magus skimmer
300 Watt heater
Seachem Matrix
Return pump
Temp controller
Auto top off
I have been testing with a brand new Red Sea test kit. My parameters are:
Ammonia 6 ppm
Nitrite 0.5 ppm
Nitrate 2 ppm
Alkalinity 6
PH 8.2
I dosed 5ppm ammonia on the first day and another 5ppm a few days later. I added another 3ppm two weeks into the cycle and havent added since. Last week I also dosed for 7 days with Seachem Stability to try to improve the situation. My ammonia has dropped from 13ppm total to 6ppm total.
Should I just be patient and wait it out? Thanks
My tank has been cycling for nearly 5 weeks now and I'm a little worried that my cycle has stalled. I am doing a fishless cycle with pure ammonia I bought from the Chemist.
Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated.
My Tank:
200L Display tank
Base rock
Live sand
Two power heads
Two AI Primes
My Sump:
50L Sump
500L Bubble magus skimmer
300 Watt heater
Seachem Matrix
Return pump
Temp controller
Auto top off
I have been testing with a brand new Red Sea test kit. My parameters are:
Ammonia 6 ppm
Nitrite 0.5 ppm
Nitrate 2 ppm
Alkalinity 6
PH 8.2
I dosed 5ppm ammonia on the first day and another 5ppm a few days later. I added another 3ppm two weeks into the cycle and havent added since. Last week I also dosed for 7 days with Seachem Stability to try to improve the situation. My ammonia has dropped from 13ppm total to 6ppm total.
Should I just be patient and wait it out? Thanks