jlk
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Dose 2 & let's see what it does by tomorrow. Sorry this isn't going as smoothly as last time!
jlk said:Let's try this- instead of 3, dose 2.75 & not a drop more. Your guys are fine with 2.5 but we can't seem to break past this. Maybe you can trick them...lol.
jlk said:Yep, 3 it is!
To answer your question, yes, its fine to cycle to a lower amount if your not fully stocking a tank right away. This is especially true with small tanks (such as a 5g betta or shrimp tank), theres no need to cycle to 4ppm because a single small fish or some shrimp will never carry the bioload that you may see in larger/overstocked tanks. Your biological filter (bb) adjust both upwards and down to the capacity of a tanks bioload (within reason, of course!) but just bare in mind this doesnt necessarily happen in 24hrs (and can take much longer).
jlk said:Let's get you steadily cycled to atleast 3ppm because this seems to be the sticking point in your tank right now (maybe 3.25). You then can use a bit of media from this tank to quickly cycle the 10g. Sound ok?
I don't have betta experience but from what I have read, I don't believe your going to be able to easily stick neons in with him (I may be wrong?). You may want to ask about this!
jlk said:Let's get you steadily cycled to atleast 3ppm because this seems to be the sticking point in your tank right now (maybe 3.25). You then can use a bit of media from this tank to quickly cycle the 10g. Sound ok?
I don't have betta experience but from what I have read, I don't believe your going to be able to easily stick neons in with him (I may be wrong?). You may want to ask about this!