Meganns
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2012
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Its gonna take time I know .. I just hope to have it all done by Christmas
Nu-Nu the eel said:Sorry but that is totally wrong your tank needs to cycle. This means letting your tank grow BB or beneficial bacteria. It will take around a month
Mrc8858 said:There are a couple of articles on this site that will teach you everything you need to know about the nitrogen cycle which you can either do fish in or fishless which both are the same idea. Your adding food for your BB to eat (ammonia). You can speed this up by seeding your tank (adding filtermedia, decor, substrate) from an established tank that already has the needed bacteria but a cycle will usually take 4-6 weeks to complete.
Typow07 said:Im pitching in my two cents like everyone else does on the internet. Im not an expert by any means ...
Meganns said:I'm gonna start with no fish .. What do u mean heating the tank ..
Typow07 said:No harm taken, I was actually looking into turning sea water into power with fuel cells when i found a damsel in distress lol I just moved my well established 55g up 2 stories to my new apt today, had to break it fully down so a Buddy and I could carry it. Plants, sand, fish, rocks, equipment all in buckets all up 2 flights haha