Hi All,
New member here, i had fish all my life but its been many years since i kept so i decided to start an African cichlid tank for my boys.
Seeking some advise on my new 110g tank cycle. i have a timeline of 2 weeks before fish arrive so I bought a turbo start live bacteria from a local shop, i told him i've been running it for about 6 days now with no water treatment and he said the chlorine should have evaporated by now and i should be good to just pour it in. Later that evening i read the bottle and it said chlorine and chloramine should be treated before application. Then i read on the internet that chloramine does not ever evaporate and the only way to remove it to treat.
So...im stressing this all night thinking what if i creep up on my 2 weeks and my tank cycle was killed off cause of the chloramine and i have a tank thats not ready. I made the decision to assume the chloramine killed my live bacteria and the next day started a Seachem Prime and Stability 7 day cycle. Prime treats the chlorine/chloramine/ammonia/nitrate/nitrite and stability builds the bacteria. Its day 4 now and its a slight milky tint to it, i checked my parameters just now and everything is good, PH is a tiny bit low but good to go.
I have a good amount of money in peacocks coming in and i dont want to make any mistakes when they arrive soooo...what you guys thinking? Am i over thinking things? Did i just mess things up if the live bacteria didnt die off and then starting the seachem cycle?
Thanks in advance for your time!
New member here, i had fish all my life but its been many years since i kept so i decided to start an African cichlid tank for my boys.
Seeking some advise on my new 110g tank cycle. i have a timeline of 2 weeks before fish arrive so I bought a turbo start live bacteria from a local shop, i told him i've been running it for about 6 days now with no water treatment and he said the chlorine should have evaporated by now and i should be good to just pour it in. Later that evening i read the bottle and it said chlorine and chloramine should be treated before application. Then i read on the internet that chloramine does not ever evaporate and the only way to remove it to treat.
So...im stressing this all night thinking what if i creep up on my 2 weeks and my tank cycle was killed off cause of the chloramine and i have a tank thats not ready. I made the decision to assume the chloramine killed my live bacteria and the next day started a Seachem Prime and Stability 7 day cycle. Prime treats the chlorine/chloramine/ammonia/nitrate/nitrite and stability builds the bacteria. Its day 4 now and its a slight milky tint to it, i checked my parameters just now and everything is good, PH is a tiny bit low but good to go.
I have a good amount of money in peacocks coming in and i dont want to make any mistakes when they arrive soooo...what you guys thinking? Am i over thinking things? Did i just mess things up if the live bacteria didnt die off and then starting the seachem cycle?
Thanks in advance for your time!