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Unfortunately I don't. I gave my old tank to my friend and forgot to take the media cartridges out and when I went back to get them he had already scrapped them
How long was it in his tank? Just keep your ammo at 4ppm and keep an eye on your ammo and nitrates. Once your see your ammo going down you should start seeing your nitrites comeing.
Is his tanked cycled do you know? If it is and if you didn't let the filter dry out I would almost expect your ammo to have dropped by tomorrow morning.
Alright so now I have a problem. I've been away for the past 4 days and it appears I have a very small leak. Small enough to where its only gathered on the bottom trim of my tank so it isn't quite a big deal...yet. Anything I can do without completely removing all of the water?
You can't layer silicone on top of silicone so you are going to have to reseal it. Maybe put the water you have been working with into a clean Rubbermaid tub while you do that. Someone else may have a better idea idk.
I do know you do not need a small leak becoming a large one, so I would nip it in the bud.
Congrats, but on the same note, man does that suck! +1 to putting some of your water into a rubbermaid container and hanging your hob on it. You'll have to dose 1ppm ammonia a day to keep your bb alive. But look on the bright side. If you reseal just put water back in and add your hob and you should still have a cycled tank