320g build/journey/experiment DIY :-)

[Greenmaster]

So after 1.5 weeks my pH was still at 7.9 so I decided to drain it fill it with salt water and start a cycle going... as of February 6th at 8:30pm (PST) I added 60 ml of 14% ammonia solution to my tank putting my ammonia off the scale... I believe it is 6.5-7 PPM. At 9:30pm I added a 375ml/12.7 fl oz of Hagen/Nutrafin "Cycle" (bacteria), I will test in the morning and as often as I have time/deem appropriate and post results on or before Wednesday (probably on Tuesday night). After my cycle has completed (1-4 weeks) I will test my pH again... if the pH is off the chart again then I will dump the water and let it do a few more FW washes before I try the SW again.

[Greenmaster]

So I'll do a full run down of the cycle when it's closer to completion, so all of the info is in one post. For now I'll just say my Ammonia is around 4-5, Nitrite is around 3, and my Nitrate is around 20-30. I'll post a complete run down of my cycle once it is, well... complete.

[Greenmaster]

I added a few things because my cycle stalled and within 4.5 hours my ammonia was halved.
Ammonia 2.5
Nitrite 5+ (off the scale)
Nitrate 40-50

P.S. Thanks Chaloupa I love the store... but thanks to you I have to set-up a third tank... Do those guys get along well? What was the name of them again? I might setup my 100g tank and put a couple of them in there... if they are safe together... BTW your Ten Foot Tank looks awesome.

[Greenmaster]

Ammonia 0.75
Nitrites 5+ (off the scale still)
Nitrates 20

[Greenmaster]

Ammonia 0.23
Nitrite 10-20 I believe very close to 16 (did 100ml tank water with 900ml tap water read around 1.6)
Nitrate 20

[Greenmaster]

Ammonia 0
Nitrite 10 (± 5 as it is hard to read some of these tests... and I'm doing a 10/90 dilution ratio)
Nitrate 20

[matinbc]

Its hard watching these numbers fall so slow, I wanna see what you have up your sleeve once the water stabilizes out. Everything happens slow and in moderation i guess..