Fast cycling!!

[Raul]

So I am on day 8 of fishless cycle on my 55G, auaqtech 30-60 & eheim 2215, and Ammonia is consuming fast, in the morning it was around 1.5 ppm and now it is at .25 ppm afternoon, I am going to add more ammonia up to 2ppm, nitrites are up high, and some few nitrates. Is this normal to be so fast,I know I should be happy but well I always read that it is a slow process, so now kind of confused.The only thing I add last week was to seed with the microbe-list special blend, would that be the one that trigger the fast reaction?--Raul

[dhutch]

I'd cool it on adding Ammonia. If it spiked and is coming down then their are bacteria present.

[Raul]

ah OK I thought the adding ammonia was until nitrites will go down and then see if the nitrates have spiked, to do a water change. It is just so confusing some say add more ammonia, some say only add ammonia one time , some say add enough to stay at 2 ppm, and all until nitrites have kind gone zero.

[fshfrk]

Keep adding ammonia. It's the food for the bacteria. Keep testing you are doing it right. If you are showing nitrates this early the blend is why. I think you will show 0ppm ammonia and 0ppm nitrites in a week or so. Good Luck.

[Raul]

should i keep adding the bacteria, weekly dose, or just leave it like that and use the bacteria when i add the fish.

[Raul]

should i keep adding the bacteria, weekly dose, or just leave it like that and use the bacteria when i add the fish.

[dhutch]

Depending on the brand, it should have dosing instructions.

[Raul]

yes it does, but since it seems it is already cycling I assume the bacteria is there now, so not sure if adding more bacteria per the instructions will affect or not, or maybe speed it even more.