Bino

Maybe a stupid question but... Am I supposed to leave the light on for them 24/7 or should I turn it off at night? I have a small 10 gal tank with 2 peacocks and 2 alge eaters. Thanks

Its the Nitrate levels that is confusing me. I thought the only way for those levels to go down was after a water change but I havent done that yet. As of yesterday both ammonia and Nitrite levels are at zero where i think it should be at this point. I'll test again when I get home from work today. Maybe I messed up in the testing? I tested it twice just to make sure. But maybe I messed up the previous test where Nitrate was over 80? Who knows, if the ammonia and nitrite are still at zero and the nitrate is high enough to do a water change I'll just do that tonight and maybe get a fish or two tomorrow or wesnesday.

Nothing in there but some rocks and gravel and some plastic plants. They have been in there all along.

I'm confused. The ammonia went down to zero 4 days ago. The nitrites just hit zero today. I was expecting the nitrate levels to be pretty high but its droped way down. It had gotten up to around 80 but now its around 10. I havent done anything to the tank except feed it fish food. I was planning to do a water change today but I'm not sure now. Aside from a water change, what can cause the Nitrate levels to drop? And is it ok to get a fish yet?

Thanks for the replies and links. Cant wait for this to be over with so I can get some fish!

Hello, This is my first tank (small 10 gal) and I started a fishless cycle 6 days ago using fish food to get it going. The Ammonia leves are up to 4 and I got my first Nitrite reading up to .25. So do I keep feeding the tank fish food at this point? If so, the same amount or do I back off abit? Appreciate the help.