Recent content by EdgySatsuma

Using fish to cycle a tank is still inherently cruel as it subjects them to high levels of toxins. Imagine being made to suffocate in your own filth.

6 fish in a 60L.

This isn’t really an option for me, as I’m getting pea puffers I need to get them all at once to avoid any territory issues.

Awesome, thanks for all your help ? I’d just put 2ppm in before I saw your reply, so I’ll wait and see if that goes in 24 hours. The nitrate hasn’t actually been rising too dramatically. It’s at about 60ppm now, I guess because there’s a lot of plants in there they are using some of it up.

That’s great advice, thanks. I’ve just rechecked and ammonia and nitrite have both dropped to zero again. I’ll redose to 2ppm now, and then if it is cycled both should be zero this time tomorrow? Also, I won’t be able to get the fish until early next week, should I keep topping up until...

Ok thanks, but wouldn’t that negate the fact I’ve been dosing to 4ppm? I’m getting puffers and they’re very messy, hence why I was dosing at that. So I shouldn’t let ammonia drop to zero as it has been doing? I’m just worried that nitrites will go through the roof if I keep adding ammonia.

Hi all, Just a little advice needed please...... I’ve had a tank set up since early January, it’s heavily planted and full of snails. 7 days ago I added 4ppm of ammonia, which disappeared in two days, and the nitrite spiked to 2ppm which had disappeared by day 3. I repeated this and the...