Cycling finished soon?

[rickard]

The current stats are:

Ammonia: 0.6
Nitrite: 1.8
Nitrate: Havent checked yet..

Well, can anybody give me a guess? When will the cycle be complete?

Oh, btw, the Ammonia levels have been dropping lately and my Nitrite has, well, skyrocket!!!
If that makes any difference..

 

[kapo]

Don't forget to check your nitrate! You still have a way to go, your nitrite will start dropping at some point and your nitrate will start to rise.

 

[lorie]

ammonia should be 0.0. (according to my store)

 

[kapo]

Lorie, it isn't just based on ammonia as an uncycled/new tank starts off at 0 and rises.

Rickard, an ideal cycled tank is:

ammonia 0ppm
nitrite 0ppm
nitrate 20-40ppm (can be slightly higher sometimes)

So as your ammonia drops back down to 0, your nitrite will also start doing the same (one hopes) back to 0 and the nitrate will rise. That's why I said you still have a way to go

 

[rickard]

Well, I know how the tank water should be. But how long could it be left until the nitrite starts to drop and eventually diseapears!? My ammonia is now 0 but my nitrite has been for like aprox 2.0 for a week. STEADY. So.. yeah. How long can it be? One week? Two weeks? I really hate to have my little loved one in a spare, small tank with nothing but water. =(

(Message edited by Ikuinen on September 07, 2006)

(Message edited by Ikuinen on September 07, 2006)

 

[rickard]

Here´s a little picture that will show you the levels.