i got a lil 5 gallon tank on the weekend, set up it, and added some filter floss from one of my other tanks. the filter floss had been in the other tank about 2 weeks. i was intending to leave it for a week or two but then i got impatient, and added a few leopard danios. i added a heater and turned it up to 75 (even though im planning on removing the heater later i read someone it cycles faster when it is heated?)
i also put in a fairly large decoration (tree stump) from my other tank, and a few plant cuttings...ive been watching and not noticed any ammonia/nitrites at all..the danios look fine, in fact i added a ghost shrimp (yeah i like to push my luck) and some pond snails (i keep pond snails for my puffer, i love the lil guys) and everyone looks just fine.
is that i added enough to seed the tank? im wondering why im not seeing any ammonia yet in such a small tank. anyone have any thoughts on this?
the tank is for my pregnant guppy, btw..just in case anyone is wondering that such a tiny lil thing is for.
thanks!
sara
i also put in a fairly large decoration (tree stump) from my other tank, and a few plant cuttings...ive been watching and not noticed any ammonia/nitrites at all..the danios look fine, in fact i added a ghost shrimp (yeah i like to push my luck) and some pond snails (i keep pond snails for my puffer, i love the lil guys) and everyone looks just fine.
is that i added enough to seed the tank? im wondering why im not seeing any ammonia yet in such a small tank. anyone have any thoughts on this?
the tank is for my pregnant guppy, btw..just in case anyone is wondering that such a tiny lil thing is for.
thanks!
sara