fishless cycle

[Shidohari]

am i cycled already started a fishless cycle friday night using bloodworms to start generating ammonia.

had a media bag with BB on it that i transfered from my four gallon to the fishless cycling ten gallon.

this morning nitrAtes 10.0 and ammo and NitrItes ZERO...

Please advise

[Cermet]

Was your ammonia level ever non-zero?

Without knowing that, maybe you are and maybe not.

In any case, you need to feed the bacteria (if any) and that needs ammonia (best if you get some today.)

If the ammonia level is set to 1 ppm and you get zero within 24 hours that bacteria is working; as for nitrites, maybe, and maybe not.

Best to continue the cycle for a week to confirm - zero nitrites are common for the first phase of any cycle and even with some bacteria from an established media, the bacteria that convert nitrite might not be properly established.

[Shidohari]

i've also been using seachem's stability

[Shidohari]

and added one pinch of freeze dried bloodworms daily starting friday til this morning

[Shidohari]

got a 32 oz bottle of 10 percent ammonia hydroxide how much do i need for a ten gallon tank

[imma24]

What happened to the blood worms?

Are you looking to start fishless cycling over from the beginning?

[Shidohari]

see Cer's comment up a couple posts. he told me to buy ammonia

at work short replies sorry