Starrchild
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello. Newbie here (to this site, but not to aquariums). I'm in the process of setting up a 75 gallon blackwater tank for tetras and angelfish. I've had it running...no fish....with the sand, gravel and driftwood for about three weeks. I added a couple of plants a week ago, and there's peat in the filter. Right now the ammonia test reads at 4.0 ppm. This is the largest tank I've set up. All smaller ones I've cycled for a couple of weeks, and then just put the fish in and all was fine. (I do add some water from my outdoor pond to start the cycling). My question is, does anyone have an estimate as to how long this tank will take before it stabilizes? Will adding more water from the pond speed up the process?
Thanks for any responses.
Thanks for any responses.