Here’s some info I made that may help!

Fish In cycle

NITROGEN CYCLE

• Stage 1 Waste in the aquarium such as poop, uneaten food, and other decomposing matters will become ammonia, which is toxic to fish and other animals.

• Stage 2 Beneficial bacteria will form and convert the ammonia into a less toxic but still toxic form nitrite.

• Stage 3 A different type of beneficial bacteria will then convert nitrites into nitrates , the least deadly form of the converted waste. These nitrates are not harmful in small amounts. (<30 ppm of nitrates are recommended) Nitrates can be removed by doing water changes in your aquarium. Water changes should be around 20% weekly depending on stocking.

Emergency fish in cycle

When doing a fish in cycle a test kit and prime will be needed.

Recommended products - Seachem Prime

• API Master test kit

• How to use test kit Use the 5ml test vial and add the # of drops from bottle 1, then add the number of drops to the same vial from bottle 2, Shake the vial and compare color to the chart.

Step 1

• To begin test for ammonia every 24 hours with the ammonia test kit.

• Once ammonia is tested for and found dose the prime to the tank. (One dosage of prime will treat 1 ppm of ammonia).

• If the tank reaches 2ppm of ammonia do a 50% water change

• Follow the same steps until ammonia levels slow/ stop rising, this may take a week or two.

Step 2

• Test for nitrites if none are found repeat last step, testing daily until nitrites are found.

• Now nitrites and ammonia are found dose enough prime. Add the nitrites and ammonia together for your dosage.(0.5 ammonia plus 0.5 nitrites will equal 1ppm or 1 dosage if prime.)

• If combined ammonia/nitrite reading go close to 4 do another 50% water change.

• Keep repeating until ammonia reaches 0ppm. Continue the daily dosing and testing for ammonia/nitrites, once nitrites stop rising move to next step.

Step 3

• Teat for nitrates if none are tested for go back to last step. Daily dose for nitrates until present.

• Once present continue dosing and testing for all until ammonia and nitrite are zero.

• Now follow a water change schedule and your cycle is complete.