Comments on: Am I cycling my tank right? http://bestwaterfilter1.com/am-i-cycling-my-tank-right.htm Water Filter Systems - House Water Filters Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:33:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan V http://bestwaterfilter1.com/am-i-cycling-my-tank-right.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4320 Dan V Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:56:58 +0000 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/am-i-cycling-my-tank-right.htm#comment-4320 Congrats on doing things the right way, but... It was just water.... sorry. You can use either pure ammonia, or even 'feed' the tank a pinch of food every day - which will decompose and produce ammonia. But there has to be a source. What you will see is Ammonia increase steadily, then it will start to drop off. At that time, Nitrite will start to show up. Eventually the Nitrite will start to drop and Nitrate will make an appearance. When Ammonia and Nitrite are zero with established Nitrate you have a cycle. Congrats on doing things the right way, but…

It was just water…. sorry.

You can use either pure ammonia, or even ‘feed’ the tank a pinch of food every day – which will decompose and produce ammonia. But there has to be a source.

What you will see is Ammonia increase steadily, then it will start to drop off. At that time, Nitrite will start to show up. Eventually the Nitrite will start to drop and Nitrate will make an appearance.

When Ammonia and Nitrite are zero with established Nitrate you have a cycle.

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