All right, so my new nano tank is cycling. It looks great, the little AZOO HOB cleaned up the water nicely.
I tested for ammonia tonight just for fun (I haven't added any yet...) and it was almost off the scale. I had read somewhere that when you use ADA Aquasoil, it will give off some ammonia, but I wasn't expecting the spike I got. Do you think I will get a good cycle on the tank by just having the aquasoil and a bunch of plants I took out of my 29G and put in? Or will I need to add either a dead shrimp or some straight ammonia in a few days?
I also moved a couple of small rocks from the big tank, and I cut up a piece of sponge and threw it in the HOB on my 29G. I will move that over to the nano tank in a couple of days to try and get a culture in there.
I tested for ammonia tonight just for fun (I haven't added any yet...) and it was almost off the scale. I had read somewhere that when you use ADA Aquasoil, it will give off some ammonia, but I wasn't expecting the spike I got. Do you think I will get a good cycle on the tank by just having the aquasoil and a bunch of plants I took out of my 29G and put in? Or will I need to add either a dead shrimp or some straight ammonia in a few days?
I also moved a couple of small rocks from the big tank, and I cut up a piece of sponge and threw it in the HOB on my 29G. I will move that over to the nano tank in a couple of days to try and get a culture in there.