I started a fishless cycle using ammonia on October 7/2013!
I used dark flourite substrate and planted the tank on Oct 13/2013 -still adding ammonia daily and doing daily tests for ammonia, nitrites & nitrates.
plants: 1 cryptocoryne, 2 anubias nana attached to driftwood (real), hornwort & amazon lace sword. Daily addiing ammonia and testing has showed that my tank is almost cycled
I will do a large (50-70%) water change tomorrow and add fish on Sunday.
Starting with my 4 emerald eye rasbora
Sunday Oct 27 - will add 4 cardinal tetra
I used dark flourite substrate and planted the tank on Oct 13/2013 -still adding ammonia daily and doing daily tests for ammonia, nitrites & nitrates.
plants: 1 cryptocoryne, 2 anubias nana attached to driftwood (real), hornwort & amazon lace sword. Daily addiing ammonia and testing has showed that my tank is almost cycled
I will do a large (50-70%) water change tomorrow and add fish on Sunday.
Starting with my 4 emerald eye rasbora
Sunday Oct 27 - will add 4 cardinal tetra