I started up a 29 gallon tank that someone gave me recently. I'm using the Tetra Whisper 30 that came with it and I purchased a new Penguin BioWheel 350 that is running in it too. I figure I'm getting 480 gph.
I have been running this tank since last Thursday.
I added 5 drops of ammonia (from ACE Hardware) to it Friday and I placed an old filter in the Penguin 350 from another tank as well as a plastic plant from an established tank. I tested the ammonia on Saturday and it was around 1 ppm. I tested it yesterday and it was a little lower, closer to .5 ppm. I have not detected nitrites with my test kit but I have detected about 5 ppm nitrate.
I'm going to do a 30% PWC using tank water from my established tank tonight.
I've got some zebra danios on hand for cycling, but I wanted to see the ammonia go down some more before I put them in.
Is this a good course of action to take to "speed up" a cycle?
I have been running this tank since last Thursday.
I added 5 drops of ammonia (from ACE Hardware) to it Friday and I placed an old filter in the Penguin 350 from another tank as well as a plastic plant from an established tank. I tested the ammonia on Saturday and it was around 1 ppm. I tested it yesterday and it was a little lower, closer to .5 ppm. I have not detected nitrites with my test kit but I have detected about 5 ppm nitrate.
I'm going to do a 30% PWC using tank water from my established tank tonight.
I've got some zebra danios on hand for cycling, but I wanted to see the ammonia go down some more before I put them in.
Is this a good course of action to take to "speed up" a cycle?