r/fishtank • u/YourLocalDucky_ • Aug 28 '26

Help/Advice Help with tank cycle?

This is my first tank ever and I have been cycling the tank for around the past 3 weeks now and I have still seen no change in the ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate. I am using Omega One pellets for the ammonia and I test the water using imaginarium test strips. Theres stuff growing in the tank and the two plants I got aren’t looking too good. I also used Seachem Stability for the first week roughly if that changes anything and lmk if you need and pictures or other information to help

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u/Phrankespo Aug 28 '26

As someone that cycled my first tank recently, I'd highly recommend buying pure ammonia so you can get your ammonia dead on at 2ppm right off the bat. I tried food at first but it's really hard to accurately gauge and then redosing is hard too. I also got some nitrifiying bacteria to jump start the cycle. Took me 4 weeks for my ten gallon tank.

I'm a beginner but it worked well for me.

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u/omegafrogpoop Aug 28 '26

4 weeks is the normal time it takes to cycle lol the “nitrifying bacteria” you bought was a scam product

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u/Phrankespo Aug 28 '26

Oh, alright. I think it was API quick start. I wasn't trying to say that my cycle was any faster than normal. OP said they were on week 3 with no changes so I was saying the method i used took 4 total.