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Help with a fish less cycle

fishntom Dec 21, 2010 11:58 AM

OK, I used Tetra Aqua Safe and Tetra Easy Balance when I set up my tank on Saturday. Put in household ammonia yesterday and got reading slightly around 5. I get readings of 0 nitrite and 0 nitrate, also 0 chlorine and 8.2ph (which I first noticed was high yesterday). This morning I put in Tetra Safe Start. I am beginning to think I should have done Safe Start first, but my question is will the cycle process still work they way I have done it know? Will ph return to normal when the cycle is complete?

Replies (3)

phishie Dec 21, 2010 06:28 PM

It should still be ok the way you have it now. Keep on check that water chemistry, and once you get to 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and
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Phishie
Site Coordinator

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

phishie Dec 21, 2010 06:32 PM

I don't know why my whole post didn't show up. Here's what I meant to say:

It should still be ok the way you have it now. Keep on check that water chemistry, and once you get to 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and
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Phishie
Site Coordinator

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

phishie Dec 21, 2010 06:34 PM

again....:

It should still be ok the way you have it now. Keep on check that water chemistry, and once you get to 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and
-----
Phishie
Site Coordinator

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

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