Cycling a new 60 gallon tank (fish less cycle help)

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fishntom

New Fish
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Dec 21, 2010
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New to the forms. Have always enjoyed going to the Aquariums and know finally have one of my own.

So here is my situation, 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?
 

achase

achase

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Feb 1, 2010
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I think you are combining two different methods. Ammonia (fishless cycle) and Tetra Safe Start which "contains" good bacteria (to basically instantly cycle your tank). When you use TSS I don't think you need to add ammonia because they are assuming your will be adding fish shortly after adding the TSS.

There is a link in my signature about doing a fishless cycle (with ammonia). I would check it out and decide which route you want to take. The full fishless cycle or TSS.
 

nanu156

nanu156

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Mar 8, 2010
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the amonia you are adding is in high enough amts to kill the bacteria in the TSS I believe.

If you are going the TSS route (which i think is questionable) just do that.

If you are going the ammonia route then go that way.
 

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