Vixean
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I am going to use this thread as a journal for my water test results. I will be posting my results every two days. Any form of advice or insight is always welcome!
I initially wanted to do a fishless cycle, but alas, no clear ammonia in my areaI am assuming this is a fish in cycle. In that case you will want to perform a 50% water change whenever you get a reading above .25ppm.
What stock do you have in this tank?
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You could just use fish food to cycle with.
They are guppies! I love how happy and active they are, quite good eaters, too!Did you say you had fry in the tank? What kind? Fry are always interesting!
I dont know if I would be doing water changes that big. On one hand you have fish in there and they need lower levels of toxins... But on the other hand large water changes during cycling are not a good idea. It significantly lowers the bb strength and it will take you longer to cycle. I might try 30% instead of 50%. Just my experience! Good luck upload a pic if those cute babies!
Why would it harm the BB strength? They still have ammonia, and they don't just die without it. Apparently they can live for months without ammonia.