Hi all
we set up our new 28 g bowfront aquarium last Sunday evening. I tossed in the old filters from my 2 g Eclipse (1 betta, 2 mosquito fish, 3 snails with good water parameters) and 1.5 g betta tanks and some of the gravel from the 2 g. On Tuesday we added three different types of live plants. On Wednesday we moved the 2 mosquito fish over. They are doing fine swimming around their new huge home. The water tests 0 for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate so it's not really cycled. I think there is enough bacteria in the filters and rocks I moved over to support the two tiny fish though. Today I found a cool new lfs and bought a nice chunk of driftwood with a anubias plant attached. She said it had been in the store tank for about a year so it should have lots of good bacteria on it. Tonight after it's been in most of the day the numbers are still all 0.
With only two tiny fish and adding all the substrate from the other tanks will I see ammonia and nitrite spikes? With the live plants will I see nitrate spikes? When do you think I could add a half a dozen Danios?
thanks, Maureen
we set up our new 28 g bowfront aquarium last Sunday evening. I tossed in the old filters from my 2 g Eclipse (1 betta, 2 mosquito fish, 3 snails with good water parameters) and 1.5 g betta tanks and some of the gravel from the 2 g. On Tuesday we added three different types of live plants. On Wednesday we moved the 2 mosquito fish over. They are doing fine swimming around their new huge home. The water tests 0 for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate so it's not really cycled. I think there is enough bacteria in the filters and rocks I moved over to support the two tiny fish though. Today I found a cool new lfs and bought a nice chunk of driftwood with a anubias plant attached. She said it had been in the store tank for about a year so it should have lots of good bacteria on it. Tonight after it's been in most of the day the numbers are still all 0.
With only two tiny fish and adding all the substrate from the other tanks will I see ammonia and nitrite spikes? With the live plants will I see nitrate spikes? When do you think I could add a half a dozen Danios?
thanks, Maureen
