Uncycled tank
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Hholly
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When it goes down to 0? That's what I would do anyway.
Hholly
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You have a little time before they starve but either way will work. So do what seems right to you.
LyndaB
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It will definitely help. I think the hardest thing about fishkeeping for me was finding the patience when cycling a tank. That was only for the first tank, though, as every one after that has been cycled immediately using seeded media.
LyndaB
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My seeded media came from my own tanks, so I knew how much stock the bb could handle, etc. I have no idea about cycling with seeded media you can purchase on-line. That just sounds, pardon the phrase, fishy to me.
You may have to get a good handle on being patient.
You may have to get a good handle on being patient.
LyndaB said:My seeded media came from my own tanks, so I knew how much stock the bb could handle, etc. I have no idea about cycling with seeded media you can purchase on-line. That just sounds, pardon the phrase, fishy to me.
You may have to get a good handle on being patient.
I'm not patient at all if you can't tell ! I believe library girl gave someone the site on another thread on here , a couple people used this and said it worked , is there any down sides to using this ?
New results for my 29 gallon uncycled tank, couple days after adding ammonia
Ph - 7.6
Ammonia - 2.0 ppm
Nitrite - 0.25 ppm
Nitrate - 5.0 ppm
Thoughts anyone ? I have not dosed back up to 4.0 ppm yet as the ammonia has not dropped to 1.0 ppm
Ph - 7.6
Ammonia - 2.0 ppm
Nitrite - 0.25 ppm
Nitrate - 5.0 ppm
Thoughts anyone ? I have not dosed back up to 4.0 ppm yet as the ammonia has not dropped to 1.0 ppm
LyndaB
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Only those who have used it could really provide a viable opinion.
jetajockey
come get me tang police!
I've used and tested the angelsplus seeded sponge filter and it had good results, a lot more so than any bottled bacteria products I've used anyhow. They have a respectable company with a ton of aquarium supplies and high end angelfish strains, nothing fishy about it at all.
That said, there are a lot of factors involved even when using seeded media, it may or may not work right away, and it seems like if there is a drastic change in parameters from one tank to another that there is often still an adjustment period for the bacteria to go through and start working.
Patience is definitely a virtue, but why wait 5-6 weeks+ when there are viable alternatives?
That said, there are a lot of factors involved even when using seeded media, it may or may not work right away, and it seems like if there is a drastic change in parameters from one tank to another that there is often still an adjustment period for the bacteria to go through and start working.
Patience is definitely a virtue, but why wait 5-6 weeks+ when there are viable alternatives?
jetajockey
come get me tang police!
Sounds like something is happening, unless you have nitrite/nitrates directly from tap. Color shade testing is far from an exact science so that's something to keep in mind as well. It's plenty good enough to do what we do with aquariums, though.
jetajockey said:
I tested the TANK water the other day and there was no sign of nitrites in the TANK water and today it tested positive for nitrites . . . I did happen to test the TAP water for nitrates and the TAP water did test positive for nitrates which explains why my TANK water has been testing positive for nitrates since day 1
jetajockey
come get me tang police!
Gotcha. Sounds like the ammonia converting bacteria are starting to do their job, which is good. Hope that active sponge filter speeds things up, looking forward to updates.
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