LilBangarang
Aquarium Advice Activist
I moved my tank over to my new house this past weekend and have it up and running. The problem is that while cleaning out the tank and moving everything I let the decorations and filter media dry out. I also scrubbed the whole tank down and hosed off the gravel. As such I have no viable seed material for setting up the tank. I have kept my fish in a bucket with an air stone, but my two prized blue dolphin cichlids have already died. I've been testing for ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates. I have been reading a steady 3 ppm ammonia since adding some fish food Monday, and none of it has been converted to nitrites/nitrates yet. I can't get my hands on any good seed material until next weekend. What should i do to speed up the cycle? Any comments are appreciated.