jbl 12g cycle in second week ???

[fry]

jbl 12g ,20 lbs LS,16 lbs LR, second week just test water ph8.0,ammonia .50,nitrite5.0,nitrate20, now last week changhe 50 percent water ,should i do same this week ,

 

thanks frank

[ebin]

I would change mabey 1 gallon and just be patient the more you are the better the results

[GregSVT]

I didn't do a water change till the 2nd week. My Ammonia and Nitrite read 0 and my Nitrate was in the 10ppm range. The middle of that third week I added my cleaner crew.

 

The end of the third week I did another water change. Nitrate went down to 5ppm and I added 2 nice size zoo rocks and a rock full of star polyps. At the 4 week period I added a false perc and he's doing great!

 

It just takes patience. Now I'm going to wait a while till I start adding anything new.

[EtOH_is_good]

how fast the ammonia/nitrite spikes disappear will depend on the quality of your lr. a drastic water change of 50% is not needed. doing a 10-20% change is good enough for a soft cycle.