hsmitty Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Hi guys I've set up a new tank last week. I had put some fish in it as I needed to separate fish from another tank. I'm still fairly new at this and I noticed over the last week that the ph has stayed around 6.4 I've read that with a ph that low the tank wouldn't cycle. I noticed I have a bacterial bloom but for the past week my ammonia nitrite and nitrate are all reading 0. I would assume with fish waste and food being in it there would be some ammonia. My question is will a tank cycle with 6.4 ph and is it possible my tank is already cycled. I did take a sponge filter from my old tank as well as some plants not sure if that would speed up the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andy's Fish Den Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 By using a sponge filter from an established tank, the tank most likely cycled very quickly, or there wasn't even one. I keep extra sponge filters in several tanks so that I can quickly set up a tank for quarantine, or some other reason, and never have had problems with losing fish due to ammonia or nitrite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmitty Posted November 15, 2023 Author Share Posted November 15, 2023 Okay so would you think it would be fine to start stocking the tank some more? Or should I still wait a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmitty Posted November 15, 2023 Author Share Posted November 15, 2023 Transfer from my other tank and then down the road get some new ones. I have a pelco in my old tank I was looking to move over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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