Hey everyone
I have a 65 gallon and did with-fish cycling (Two clownfish). I used MicroBacter start with dry rock and live sand.
I’ve consistently read 0 Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate for 2 weeks.
That didn’t really make sense to me, so I thought maybe my testing kit was not precise enough. I was under the impression that I’d read some level of Nitrate elevation to show the cycle completing. I didn’t notice any ammonia or nitrite spike early on either.
I went to a LFS and they measured the same readings of zero. They told me since the fish have been there for two weeks with these readings, the tank is cycled and it’s safe to add additional livestock.
What do you guys think?
I have a 65 gallon and did with-fish cycling (Two clownfish). I used MicroBacter start with dry rock and live sand.
I’ve consistently read 0 Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate for 2 weeks.
That didn’t really make sense to me, so I thought maybe my testing kit was not precise enough. I was under the impression that I’d read some level of Nitrate elevation to show the cycle completing. I didn’t notice any ammonia or nitrite spike early on either.
I went to a LFS and they measured the same readings of zero. They told me since the fish have been there for two weeks with these readings, the tank is cycled and it’s safe to add additional livestock.
What do you guys think?