I just setup the 55 and went and bought an Emperor 400 Biowheel and a Rena 300w heater. I set the heater to 85. I plan to keep Discus and is the reason for this temp but is this a good temp to cycle with?
To help the cycle along, I did a water change on my 15 and replaced one of it's filter cartridges. I cut 2 strips measuring 1 in by 3 in from the established filter floss and put one in with each of the cartridges on the Emperor 400 in the 55. I also took a big decoration out of the 15 and put in the 55 and put in 2 raw shrimp. My question is, how long should it take before I start to see ammonia levels rise and then how long until the nitrites rise?
Thanks
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Will seeding the filter and the addition on the deco from the established tank make the cycle very quick? I am goin to check ammonia levels every 12 hours or so and so far, the first 12 hours shows 0ppm for ammonia.
To help the cycle along, I did a water change on my 15 and replaced one of it's filter cartridges. I cut 2 strips measuring 1 in by 3 in from the established filter floss and put one in with each of the cartridges on the Emperor 400 in the 55. I also took a big decoration out of the 15 and put in the 55 and put in 2 raw shrimp. My question is, how long should it take before I start to see ammonia levels rise and then how long until the nitrites rise?
Thanks
PS:
Will seeding the filter and the addition on the deco from the established tank make the cycle very quick? I am goin to check ammonia levels every 12 hours or so and so far, the first 12 hours shows 0ppm for ammonia.
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