Yoshi's 55 Gallon Living Room Aquarium

[Yoshi]

On 6/5/2024 at 8:05 PM, Whitecloud09 said:

Looks like your almost there! What is your nitrite reading tho? That is very important. Or did I miss something? 😂 I do that a lot. @Yoshi also how long has it been? Since you started. I was wondering how long it was tnak8ng you exactly…

Oops!  Mis-types.  It's my NITRITES that are hovering just barely above zero.  Fixed the original post.

Today is 3 weeks since I first put water in the aquarium!

[Whitecloud09]

On 6/5/2024 at 9:07 PM, Yoshi said:

Oops!  Mis-types.  It's my NITRITES that are hovering just barely above zero.  Fixed the original post.

Today is 3 weeks since I first put water in the aquarium!

Oooooh that makes more sense! Yes than your so close to being done! 3 weeks, wow, that is awesome! What a quick cycle if it finishes soon, best of luck! 

[Yoshi]

So last time I thought I was cycled I wasn't.  My nitrites went close to zero.  I re-dosed with ammonia and they shot right back up and stayed there for days.

Today I checked and my nitrites and ammonia are a flat zero.  No color change on the strip at all.  So I've re-dosed with ammonia and we'll see where it is tomorrow 🙂

One relatively new development.  I'm starting to see significant melt on two of my Anubis.  I know that plant melt is something you have to expect, but I would have thought it would have happened shortly after introducing them to the tank, not nearly a month in.  It's the two plants in the front two corners.

On the other hand, my two crypts are doing great!  No crypt melt here!

[Whitecloud09]

On 6/12/2024 at 7:46 PM, Yoshi said:

So last time I thought I was cycled I wasn't.  My nitrites went close to zero.  I re-dosed with ammonia and they shot right back up and stayed there for days.

Today I checked and my nitrites and ammonia are a flat zero.  No color change on the strip at all.  So I've re-dosed with ammonia and we'll see where it is tomorrow 🙂

One relatively new development.  I'm starting to see significant melt on two of my Anubis.  I know that plant melt is something you have to expect, but I would have thought it would have happened shortly after introducing them to the tank, not nearly a month in.  It's the two plants in the front two corners.

On the other hand, my two crypts are doing great!  No crypt melt here!

Exactly what happened to my 10g. I thought i might be done, but the nitrites after a dose of ammonia were off the charts!!! Hopefully maybe tomorrow you might be cycled. If not then in the next week most likely. 

[Yoshi]

So while I'm not fully cycled yet, I think we're getting close.

After taking parameters yesterday I re-dosed with 2 tsp ammonia which I've found takes me up to about 1.5ppm in my 55 gallon tank.

This evening ammonia was reading 0 and nitrites were only at 1ppm.  Nitrates had gone up to 50.

I'm not rushing out to buy livestock, but this feels encouraging! 

[Whitecloud09]

On 6/13/2024 at 11:53 PM, Yoshi said:

So while I'm not fully cycled yet, I think we're getting close.

After taking parameters yesterday I re-dosed with 2 tsp ammonia which I've found takes me up to about 1.5ppm in my 55 gallon tank.

This evening ammonia was reading 0 and nitrites were only at 1ppm.  Nitrates had gone up to 50.

I'm not rushing out to buy livestock, but this feels encouraging! 

Yes, you are so close! Almost there!!!!!