New system cycling
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you cant just check two you need all THREE to have a cycle not just two
Nitrate being the most important basically the key, where you monitor ammonia and nitrite because of its toxicity that can kill and stop bacteria from growing if it reaches high enough levels so at high levels you do a water change and keep them in check if that happens
Nitrate being the most important basically the key, where you monitor ammonia and nitrite because of its toxicity that can kill and stop bacteria from growing if it reaches high enough levels so at high levels you do a water change and keep them in check if that happens
Notice I stated "and nitrates should go up" 
Of course I meant you should see nitrates.
In other words test for all three, once ammonia and nitrite goes up and back down, you should start seeing nitrates on your test. Once nitrates appear and IF ammonia and nitrites are still at zero your done, correct?
The key clue being the appearance of nitrate
Of course I meant you should see nitrates.
In other words test for all three, once ammonia and nitrite goes up and back down, you should start seeing nitrates on your test. Once nitrates appear and IF ammonia and nitrites are still at zero your done, correct?
The key clue being the appearance of nitrate
Notice I stated "and nitrates should go up"
Of course I meant you should see nitrates.
In other words test for all three, once ammonia and nitrite goes up and back down, you should start seeing nitrates on your test. Once nitrates appear and IF ammonia and nitrites are still at zero your done, correct?
The key clue being the appearance of nitrate
Of course I meant you should see nitrates.
In other words test for all three, once ammonia and nitrite goes up and back down, you should start seeing nitrates on your test. Once nitrates appear and IF ammonia and nitrites are still at zero your done, correct?
The key clue being the appearance of nitrate
Wow I really have a headache now! Haha.....so since initial setup I have tested once for ammonia and nitrites and will continue every other day until ammonia and nitrites test at zero, then I will start testing for nitrates. When everything settles at low numbers, the tank has completed its "cycle"? Correct? Am I missing anything? I plan on doing either a damsel or chromis for the first fish to be added to the tank.
