Nitrogen cycle with established tank?

CopperIsEpiK
  • #1
Hello. I realized that I did not let my 10gal go through a nitrogen cycle. Is it possible to start one up? Where do I put the fish?
The tank is planted, so thatll help
 
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jdhef
  • #2
Once you put fish in the tank, the nitogen cycle starts due to the fish producing ammonia.

You can do what is known as a fish-in cycle. There are two methods:
1) Test daily. If ammonia + nitrite are 1ppm or less add enough SeaChem Prime to treat all 10 gallons. If ammonia+nitrite are 1ppm or above, perform a 50% water change using enough Prime to treat all 10 gallons. Keep this up until cycled.

2) Do a large water change to get ammonia and/or nitrite as close to 0ppm a possible. Wait 24 hours, the add an entire, well shaken, appropriate sized bottle of Tetra SafeStart+. Then do nothing but feed your fish for the next 10 days. On day 10 test and it all worked like it should, your tank will be cycle.
 
CopperIsEpiK
  • Thread Starter
  • #3
My nitrite and ammonia are already at 0ppm. My nitrate is (last I checked) 0ppm.
Can you give me the links for those conditioners?
 
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Azedenkae
  • #4
My nitrite and ammonia are already at 0ppm. My nitrate is (last I checked) 0ppm.
Can you give me the links for those conditioners?
Assuming the test results is to be trusted (i.e. not faulty, testing was done correctly, etc.) and that you have been feeding the fish regularly and all that, and that the parameters are zero not due to big, massive water changes then your tank has cycled itself and nothing needs to be done on your part.

After all, if your tank is not cycled then you won’t see zero ammonia and nitrite unless you measured just after a water change or something.

The product of nitrification is nitrate, but since you have plants, they could be consuming all the nitrate produced and hence keeping it at zero.
 
CopperIsEpiK
  • Thread Starter
  • #5
OHHHHHH
Assuming the test results is to be trusted (i.e. not faulty, testing was done correctly, etc.) and that you have been feeding the fish regularly and all that, and that the parameters are zero not due to big, massive water changes then your tank has cycled itself and nothing needs to be done on your part.

After all, if your tank is not cycled then you won’t see zero ammonia and nitrite unless you measured just after a water change or something.

The product of nitrification is nitrate, but since you have plants, they could be consuming all the nitrate produced and hence keeping it at zero.
 
jdhef
  • #6
My nitrite and ammonia are already at 0ppm. My nitrate is (last I checked) 0ppm.
Can you give me the links for those conditioners?
Come on...Really? :p
Just go to Amazon.com and do a search. That's would I would have to do to provide you a link
 
Dunk2
  • #7
Hello. I realized that I did not let my 10gal go through a nitrogen cycle. Is it possible to start one up? Where do I put the fish?
The tank is planted, so thatll help
How long has this tank been running with fish in it?
How many and what type of fish are in the tank?
 
CopperIsEpiK
  • Thread Starter
  • #8
How long has this tank been running with fish in it?
How many and what type of fish are in the tank?
The tank has been running since early February of this year. 1 male Betta, 3 black neon tetra, 1 Albino cory (i didnt know they were schoolers when I bought him), 1 nerite snail, and 1 common pleco
 

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