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Fully established tank leaked at bottom. How long will the BBs last in the gravel that was removed from the old tank? Wet gravel is being stored in a room temperature ice cooler.
Day 25= Ammo 0, no2 >5.0, no3 >100, PH 7.5 Added plant food. Dosed ammo to 4.0.
Day 26, 24 hrs later= Ammo 0, no2 >5.0, no3 5, PH 7.2 (tested no3 twice)
What's going on? Could it be the plant food that brought down nitrates?
Maybe time for a PWC?
Have new 55 gal tank. Day 7 of the fishless cycle, have "foggy" "whiteish" cloudy water. Might this be a normal "bacteria bloom"?
I did use seed (water squeezed from sponge filter) added on day 2.
Added 2 plants on day 2. Have limited the tank light to 4 hrs per day. Tank positioned with no...
Have recently setup a new 55 g tank after long absence from fishkeeping. Have started fishless cycle. Have one 200 watt heater which is not getting up to temp. Room temp is about 60 degrees. Should I add another 200 watt heater? Thanks... outstanding forum here for old guys starting up again!