I started a fishless cycle on my new 55g tank about 4 days ago. Loaded AM to 5ppm and have been waiting. I have an offer from a local with tanks for some used filter media. As I would love to speed this process along I am going to get it but my question is should I leave the AM levels high (as food for the bacteria on the material) or drop them low before I add the filter material ?
I'm thinking (yes, not my strong point and it sometimes hurts) that if the AM levels are high (5ppm) then the bacteria will have a good food source for a few days until I get the fish (since I'm not planning on getting the fish the same day as the material) but I'm interested in other opinions.
I'm thinking (yes, not my strong point and it sometimes hurts) that if the AM levels are high (5ppm) then the bacteria will have a good food source for a few days until I get the fish (since I'm not planning on getting the fish the same day as the material) but I'm interested in other opinions.
