I have a 55g tank that I made the classic mistake of stocking before cycling. It's been well over a month now and I still don't have any trace of nitrites or nitrates. I've been doing almost daily water changes to keep the ammonia down to .25 or less. The tank has the following fish in it:
5 glofish
5 cory catfish
5 red minor tetras
1 angelfish
3 dwarf gouramis
1 common pleco
I have another tank, a 20g, which I'm currently getting to the end of a fishless cycle on. Is it possible for me to relocate the fish I have now to the 20g tank temporarily so that I can attempt to cycle the larger tank? Aside from the pleco all of the fish are relatively small - none of them are full grown yet.
I am assuming the other alternative would be to get some additional filter media, put it in the cycled tank, and then use it to seed the larger tank. If I went this route, how long would it take to seed the new filter media before transferring it to the larger tank? Is this even a good idea?
Also aside from the pleco and angelfish, is it possible to make the 20g the permanent home for the fish I have now? I'd like to possibly keep cichlids or other larger fish in the 55g.
5 glofish
5 cory catfish
5 red minor tetras
1 angelfish
3 dwarf gouramis
1 common pleco
I have another tank, a 20g, which I'm currently getting to the end of a fishless cycle on. Is it possible for me to relocate the fish I have now to the 20g tank temporarily so that I can attempt to cycle the larger tank? Aside from the pleco all of the fish are relatively small - none of them are full grown yet.
I am assuming the other alternative would be to get some additional filter media, put it in the cycled tank, and then use it to seed the larger tank. If I went this route, how long would it take to seed the new filter media before transferring it to the larger tank? Is this even a good idea?
Also aside from the pleco and angelfish, is it possible to make the 20g the permanent home for the fish I have now? I'd like to possibly keep cichlids or other larger fish in the 55g.