I'm in a predicament, fish are coming in the mail, got the 20gallon tank set up, was planning to use the cycled power filter from my other tank in the new tank.
But one of my fish in the other tank has white spots. Been treating for ick and general parasites for 3 days and seems to be under control but no way will I move a filter from there to a new tank.
So, the tank is just cycling on its own with lots of bottom feeder pellets and flakes in there. I used a bit more than the recommended amount of Python Bio Support.
So far, I see ammonia levels consistently between 0.25 and 0.5, nitrites at zero, and nitrates steadily going up every day. Ammonia is down below 0.25ppm today and nitrates up to about 8ppm.
My question is, could it actually be cycled in 3 days? Or did the food produce the nitrates I'm seeing? The fish will be here soon and I don't really know what to do with them.
But one of my fish in the other tank has white spots. Been treating for ick and general parasites for 3 days and seems to be under control but no way will I move a filter from there to a new tank.
So, the tank is just cycling on its own with lots of bottom feeder pellets and flakes in there. I used a bit more than the recommended amount of Python Bio Support.
So far, I see ammonia levels consistently between 0.25 and 0.5, nitrites at zero, and nitrates steadily going up every day. Ammonia is down below 0.25ppm today and nitrates up to about 8ppm.
My question is, could it actually be cycled in 3 days? Or did the food produce the nitrates I'm seeing? The fish will be here soon and I don't really know what to do with them.