Oreganoodle Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I am working on cycling a 34 gallon tank and have gotten it to the point where it can cycle 2 ppm of ammonia in 24 hours, but there is .25ppm of nitrite. With 1 ppm of ammonia, there is 0 nitrites. It has been at this level for about a week, every time I bring it up to 2ppm there are still some nitrites left. I'm at the point now where I am almost out of the Dr. Tim's ammonia I've bought. Would you still wait to add fish? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modified lung Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Do you have super alkaline water by chance? Or low water flow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreganoodle Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 I've been keeping the ph between 7-8, I have a power filter that is rated for the size of the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreganoodle Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 7:15 PM, modified lung said: Do you have super alkaline water by chance? Or low water flow? I've been keeping the ph between 7-8, I have a power filter that is rated for the size of the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modified lung Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 4:41 PM, Oreganoodle said: I've been keeping the ph between 7-8, I have a power filter that is rated for the size of the tank You might just need a few more days then. If you run out of Dr Tim's ammonia, you can put in a pinch of fish food instead to get ammonia. Other things that can stall your nitrite cycle are sudden temperature swings and overdosing ammonia to I think 10+ ppm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreganoodle Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 11:08 PM, modified lung said: You might just need a few more days then. If you run out of Dr Tim's ammonia, you can put in a pinch of fish food instead to get ammonia. Other things that can stall your nitrite cycle are sudden temperature swings and overdosing ammonia to I think 10+ ppm. Once it can do 2 ppm then? I find different things online and it is confusing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modified lung Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 2/5/2022 at 7:34 AM, Oreganoodle said: Once it can do 2 ppm then? I find different things online and it is confusing... That's because it all depends on how much you feed and your tank size. No one really makes that clear. 2 ppm is a really good benchmark though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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