Day 29
Water test: 0ppm Ammonia, 0ppm Nitrite, 40+ppm Nitrate, pH 7.4
w/c 50%(~6gal), cleaned glass, hob filter and brushed rocks of diatoms(?), light substrate vac
dose: .75ml Prime, 1.25 Excel, 1.25 Thrive, 48 drops Dr. Tim's Ammonium Chloride
Day 30
Water test: 2ppm Nitrite
dose: 1.25 Excel
Day 31
Water test: 1ppm Nitrite
dose: 1.25ml Excel
Day 32
Water test: Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 40+ppm
note: brown algae on rocks and some hair algae on plants. Removed dead leaves with hair a algae, cleaned brown diatoms? off rocks, w/c 50%(6gals), rinsed hob sponge media with tank water.
dose: .75ml Prime, 1.25ml Excel, 1.25ml Thrive, 48 drops Dr. Tim's Ammonium Chloride.
Day 33
Water test: Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 1ppm
Day 34
Water test: Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 40ppm
w/c ~50%(6gal); no cleaning or rinsing
dose: .75 Prime, 1.25ml Excel, 48 drops Dr. Tim's Ammonium Chloride
Day 35
Water Test: Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 40-80ppm(2hrs. after w/c Nitrate 10-20ppm)
w/c ~50%(6gal), light vacuum substrate, cleaned glass, hob sponge filter, rocks
dose: .75ml Prime, rescaped Marsilea as lot of it was turning brown
note: seeing a lot of small white worms that might be detritus worms, substrate has quite a lot of debris(dead leaves, etc.). After w/c, water column still has debris in water.
Day 36
Water test: Nitrate 20ppm
w/c 30%(4gal)
dose: 1.25ml Excel, 1.25ml Thrive
Day 37
Water test: Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 40ppm
w/c 50%(6gal)
dose: 1.25 Excel
note: I feel my tank has cycled, it took about 30 hours to de-Nitrite into Nitrate possibly due to vacuuming substrate, cleaning glass, rinsing hob filter sponge and I'm beginning to think I could have use filter media for bb.