Vegas heat boiled my fish; how do I sanitize the tank? - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

manoosie · 07-12-2007, 09:32 PM

I did post in the wrong forum, sorry. I keep cichlids. It looks like I wont need to cycle, and I thought about the filter and cleaned that out at the same time as the water. I think I am pretty safe, I just need to figure out which fish to get.

Lonewolfblue · 07-13-2007, 02:07 AM

Just don't waste too much time with a low bioload. The bacteria will begin to decrease if there's not enough of an ammonia source to keep the bioload to the stocking levels you had before. Then you will be forced to slowly stock up again. Sounds like your biofilter is still up to speed, which is a good thing....

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07-12-2007, 09:32 PM	#11
manoosie Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 61	I did post in the wrong forum, sorry. I keep cichlids. It looks like I wont need to cycle, and I thought about the filter and cleaned that out at the same time as the water. I think I am pretty safe, I just need to figure out which fish to get.