corydoralover
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Just incase you didn't know, those are black mollies. Not trying to be rude but they prefer brackish water so they might not be best for every tank.
It Is the nitrates that you what to feed the tank. Not ammonia.
I aways use fish I have never done a fish less cycle cause you can get a false start. When doing my marine tank we didn't do any water changes until the tank cycled. Yes in my freshwater I would do weekly changes of 10%.
Then how do you expect the tank to cycle. I was working with a marine biologist when I was learning. According to him the use of fish was the best way you use a hardy fish. You want the ammonia to spike and the nitrites to go up as they go up the ammonia comes down and then the nitrites will spike and the nitrates goes up and the nitrites goes down it is the nitrates that feeds your live Plants.
Just incase you didn't know, those are black mollies. Not trying to be rude but they prefer brackish water so they might not be best for every tank.
I didn't mean to stir things up last night. With fresh water fish I never worried about the cycle. I would do 10 to 20% water change every week. I wouldn't add anymore fish for 6 to 8 weeks. I would check my ph,ammonia etc once a week. Once a tank is cycled you change the water to refresh the tank and to keep the nitrates from getting to high.
I am still sitting at .25 ammonia, no trites and the trates seem to be a darker yellow than before, but still no orange on the API color chart.
I had a platy die this morning. He hadn't been eating and was just sitting on the bottom a lot the past week. last night I saw a wound on his back. So not sure if it was an ammonia burn, I wouldnt think so at .25, or if he was just weak and the tetras or rams picked on him.
I am gonna keep doing 25% water changes 2-3 times a week.
Thanks
My bolivian rams are very peaceful. So if anyone attacked him, I am guessing it was the black skirt tetras. But even that would shock me.
Hopefully this **** water will start showing changes soon!
Thanks everyone
I have a 40 breeder. When you account for the sand and decorations it is mor r like 30 to 34 gallons. My tank Is crystal clear with no ammonia or nitrites. I am running a emperor 400, a aqueon 55/75, 2 aqueon submerged filters.
Then how do you expect the tank to cycle. I was working with a marine biologist when I was learning. According to him the use of fish was the best way you use a hardy fish. You want the ammonia to spike and the nitrites to go up as they go up the ammonia comes down and then the nitrites will spike and the nitrates goes up and the nitrites goes down it is the nitrates that feeds your live Plants.