BigJim
Aquarium Advice Addict
Cranking up the heater is one way to speed up your fishless cycle.
The Editor said:That would make sense... Microbes operate better at temperatures approaching their optimum....
However starting the cycle in a cold tank then introducing a heater will still complete quicker than holding off for a heater then starting.. The bacteria can still be "getting on with something in the mean time" if you catch my drift...
Didn't get around to setting up today in the end... Got distracted with food/films/wine....
BigJim said:A lack of resistance to buying fish results in Multiple Tank Syndrome, a common problem here at AA.
BigJim said:Brightly colored gravel and plants can hide the beauty of your fish.
BigJim said:A bristlenose pleco would be fine in a 40g. You could actually add a few.
All plecos put out a hefty bioload for a fish of their length, but I've seen breeding populations of bristlenose plecos housed in a 40B.
What filter are you running?
That would make sense... Microbes operate better at temperatures approaching their optimum....
However starting the cycle in a cold tank then introducing a heater will still complete quicker than holding off for a heater then starting.. The bacteria can still be "getting on with something in the mean time" if you catch my drift...
Didn't get around to setting up today in the end... Got distracted with food/films/wine....
Then realised I had no way of measuring fractions of a millilitre, so decided about a teaspoon would suffice, slipped and sloshed a tonne in.... I left it an hour, did another amonia test with the API Freswater Master kit everyone recomends... and the test went black...
our pet store doesn't have the master kits, they only sell each API test separately and they charge 20-30 bucks for EACH ONE..