JRagg
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I have read in many places that you may not see a cycle with a planted tank (never seeing a nitrite spike), and since this is the case then how can you tell that it has been cycled? How do you know when it is safe to add fish?
Do you add some sort of ammonia source and see if your tank processes it? I know that the dangerous part of the cycle is when you start producing nitrite, but can't process it. Will I still see a small spike there, or never see one at all?
I'm going to ask the inevitable question. If I were only adding two fish into 10 gallon tank with 4-5 plants, is cycling necessary (I'm pretty sure the answer is yes, so no harsh responses please).
Thanks in advance from a Nitrogen Noob.
Do you add some sort of ammonia source and see if your tank processes it? I know that the dangerous part of the cycle is when you start producing nitrite, but can't process it. Will I still see a small spike there, or never see one at all?
I'm going to ask the inevitable question. If I were only adding two fish into 10 gallon tank with 4-5 plants, is cycling necessary (I'm pretty sure the answer is yes, so no harsh responses please).
Thanks in advance from a Nitrogen Noob.