fishychick
Aquarium Advice Freak
Last weekend I set up a 20 gallon tank (about 5 days ago) and I am doing my first ever fish less cycle. I decided to use flakes and shrimp pellets as my ammonia source. I've just been sort of dropping the food in there, like I would if there were actually fish to feed....but I feel like this may be wrong. Using fish food as the ammonia source, is there another/better way to put the food in the tank? I've tried to research but I mostly just find stuff about cycling using pure ammonia. Am I supposed to be using some sort of bag or nylons or something? The food is just sitting in the bottom of the tank looking all furry.... any guidance is much appreciated. Thanks and Happy New Year!