Jill
Aquarium Advice Freak
Oh, let's see....where to begin.
I have been fishless cycling a 6 gallon tank for a little more than a week now. The tank will house RCS, and the RCS will be here on Wednesday. The tank has filter media from an established tank, and I've been dosing it up to 3-4 ppm ammonia every day. As of this morning, ammonia is 0, trites are 2-5 and nitrates are high. I dosed back up to about 3.
Since my shrimp will be here on Wednesday, should I skip dosing tomorrow and just do a major water change? I can not believe this tank isn't ready yet with all of the media I've added...it's driving me nuts! Should I add more established media? I know the shrimp have a tiny bioload so do you think my tank is ready?
I have been fishless cycling a 6 gallon tank for a little more than a week now. The tank will house RCS, and the RCS will be here on Wednesday. The tank has filter media from an established tank, and I've been dosing it up to 3-4 ppm ammonia every day. As of this morning, ammonia is 0, trites are 2-5 and nitrates are high. I dosed back up to about 3.
Since my shrimp will be here on Wednesday, should I skip dosing tomorrow and just do a major water change? I can not believe this tank isn't ready yet with all of the media I've added...it's driving me nuts! Should I add more established media? I know the shrimp have a tiny bioload so do you think my tank is ready?