GrkGumby12
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Ive had my new 1st aquarium since i was in elementary school and as i bought this one, i learned about cycling. My main flaw was buying a fish before learning about cycling. Well actually i bought 4. 2 orandas 1 black moor and 1 comet that i plan on giving away eventually pretty soon but ill probably replace it with another oranda when i do. So i decided to switch my cycling strategy today because all my fish are unique and I'd be pretty upset if any of them died. I started 2 weeks ago as a fish-in but i kept up with water changes so much to keep levels low that i still haven't seen a trace of nitrite. Not because of this reason alone, again i wanted to save my fish more than anything... now at least i can just keep supplying fish food to the empty tank to try and maintain the ammonia levels a bjt higher.. has anybody else gone through this? Was it a better idea than just to keep the fish in? Should i go buy a few common goldfish and let them help with the cycle?
Details are: 46g bowfront, emperor 400 filter, gravel as substrate and i use the api master test kit. Oh and the fish are pretty small so i put them in a 10 gallon temporarily, so i plan to just do easier more thorough water changes there so that i can maintain it healthy for them.
Thank for any help and advice.
Details are: 46g bowfront, emperor 400 filter, gravel as substrate and i use the api master test kit. Oh and the fish are pretty small so i put them in a 10 gallon temporarily, so i plan to just do easier more thorough water changes there so that i can maintain it healthy for them.
Thank for any help and advice.