Is the cycle almlst there yet?

[Mikeymikerson]

Hi folks,

Over the last 4 days nitrites have been appearing at around 2 to 5 ppm (on one day it must have been high as had to do a 75% water change just to get it down to 2 ppm) and ammonia is at lower levels (around 0.25 ppm) . Also i am getting around 20 to 40 ppm nitrates.

Pure luck that this is readings for my fishless tank and my fish in cycle im doing. Do I just still test daily and water change to keep nitrites as low as possible?

Could i get away with transferring the 2 fish into the fishless cycle tank just now as the readings are practically the same or should I wait it out and complete each cycle independently then transfer the fish?

Cheers

[fr499y]

It sounds like its not cycled yet.
Are you dosing ammonia? It will need to be topped up to 2ppm until nitrites and ammonia drop to 0 overnight.

For the fish in cycle, yes keep doing daily water changes if any ammonia or nitrite is visible.

[Mikeymikerson]

It sounds like its not cycled yet.
Are you dosing ammonia? It will need to be topped up to 2ppm until nitrites and ammonia drop to 0 overnight.

For the fish in cycle, yes keep doing daily water changes if any ammonia or nitrite is visible.

Yes im feeding tank flakes twice a day. Daily water changes are happening just fingers crossed it all works out in the end.