Ars Reefia Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 My tank has been cycling now for 2 1/2 weeks. The ammonia started out at .8 and has been gradually dropping to .2 My nitrates have been steady at 20 the whole time, but I haven't seen any nitrites yet. I've run two tests (FasTest and the Jungle Lab strips) over the whole time period and no nitrites have been detectable the whole time. I feel silly getting a Salifert nitrite test when I shouldn't have to care about nitrites again. Is my cycling just taking very long, or can the nitrite phase be unsusceptable? Link to comment
JOSHBOX Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 correct me if im wrong but nitrates are supposed to be removed by water changes. Edit: Refer to this Your nitrates can be removed through water changes. Link to comment
Ars Reefia Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 Yeah, not worried about the Nitrates until I'm done cycling. I'm curious about the Nitrites. Link to comment
Cesar Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Im in the process of a cycle with a new 20g tall. I have also had a 0ppm reading in Nitrites. Which is very strange i think. The last time I cycled a tank I had nitrites for about 3 weeks then it droped to 0. Good question man. Link to comment
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