[oompalumpa61]

Well i have had my 55 gallon tank established for a week now and i just did my first set of tests and was shocked at the results.

Nitrite=oppm
Ammonia=0ppm
Nitrate=5.0ppm
Ph=7.2

Seems like i'm ready to add my rbps but i found these results odd because my tank hasn't been cycling soon. Should i be waiting for anything else before i add my rbps?

 

[carisma02uk]

add a few frozen prawns and look for your ammonia to spike and all of your levels to return to normal again.
then do a large water change.
what are you using to cycle your tank.

 

[oompalumpa61]

I have 7 tiger barbs and 2 little pleco in there. I haven't used any chemicals besides declorinator for the water

 

[carisma02uk]

how long did you say it was cycling for and did you use any old filter media, gravel, sand ect.. from an existing tank.

 

[oompalumpa61]

It has been cycling for a week. Bought playground sand cleaned it and put it in, used a brand new ac500, everything in there is new and not from another tank.

 

[MR HARLEY]

It has been cycling for a week. Bought playground sand cleaned it and put it in, used a brand new ac500, everything in there is new and not from another tank.

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Your tank is still not cycled yet

 

[oompalumpa61]

how can u tell that it isn't cycled?

 

[MR HARLEY]

how can u tell that it isn't cycled?

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By this
Nitrate=5.0ppm

It has been cycling for a week.

By this

everything in there is new and not from another tank.

Just some things ....
Once all your parmeters hit zero then your cycled , plus the method you used, really does not compensate enough time for a tank to be cycled ...
But hey there your fish .....throw em in

 

[shutter13]

wierd... because you have no ammonia after a week.... but you cant be cycled yet, the 5 ppm nitrates are probaly in your tap water

add approximately an inch of fishes for every inch of fish you will be housing there and wait a month

 

[MR HARLEY]

wierd... because you have no ammonia after a week

Ther's another Example ...
Ammonia hasent been introduced therefore you get no readings .

 

[oompalumpa61]

so your saying the cycling process hasn't even started yet?

 

[shutter13]

Ther's another Example ...
Ammonia hasent been introduced therefore you get no readings .

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yes it has

he has 7 tiger barbs and 2 plecos in there

 

[mrodge]

put somethin dead in there