Sarahaney6
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I really need some assistance with cycling my tank. My axolotls are currently in a 20 gallon and getting 50 percent water changes daily until my 40B finishes cycling. I don't mind putting in the extra work until the tank is cycled but boy and I getting tired of lugging buckets around....
Anyway I have had my 40B set up since 10/30. I filled it and dosed with prime. I waited 2 days before adding ammonia so technically my cycle should have started 11/2. I have a classic Eheim 2211 with prefilter attached and a spray bar, a DIY spongefilter, an air stone, and a heater cranked up to 82 degrees.
In this time period I have not even the slightest nitrite reading and my ammonia is still sitting at 4 ppm.
I started looking into possible reasons why this is happening and low and behold it turns out my water is VERY SOFT! I'm talking like less than 30. I can't seem to find any info on fixing this issue. I need to figure out how to raise the hardness in my tank as well as KEEPING it raised.
What do I do?!
Anyway I have had my 40B set up since 10/30. I filled it and dosed with prime. I waited 2 days before adding ammonia so technically my cycle should have started 11/2. I have a classic Eheim 2211 with prefilter attached and a spray bar, a DIY spongefilter, an air stone, and a heater cranked up to 82 degrees.
In this time period I have not even the slightest nitrite reading and my ammonia is still sitting at 4 ppm.
I started looking into possible reasons why this is happening and low and behold it turns out my water is VERY SOFT! I'm talking like less than 30. I can't seem to find any info on fixing this issue. I need to figure out how to raise the hardness in my tank as well as KEEPING it raised.
What do I do?!