Cycling a New Tank (29 gallon) (continued)

Tonight's readings:

0 ppm nitrite
<.25 ppm ammonia

Looks like the bacteria that eat up the nitrite are growing nicely. I could add more ammonia, but I think I will wait until tomorrow. Should be down to 0ppm by then.

29 Gallon Cycling update

Today's readings:

.25 ppm ammonia
0 ppm nitrite

Tomorrow, I'll probably add some more ammonia.

I should note that this tank will probably cycle faster than a normal tank would, because I added some filter material and gravel from a mature aquarium to this one.

Cycling a New Tank (29 gallon)

I'm reviving this blog to record my progress on cycling a new 29 gallon aquarium. The details of the process can be found in some of my first posts to this blog, starting here and here's the article I use for reference.

I set up the tank on Sunday and added 1/4 teaspoon pure ammonia to the tank late that night. Here are my readings for Monday and tonight:

Last night:
2.0 ppm ammonia
(did not measure nitrite)

tonight:
1.0 ppm ammonia
0.5 ppm nitrite

Tank plan in brief: My five-year old son really wants some Glass catfish (Kryptopterus bicirrhis), so I'm building the tank around them... planning a Indian/southeast asian planted aquarium. More to come!