thanx Niko.
I was checking out the shrimp at the local market. there was cooked or uncooked. hahahha
cooked are cleaner. uncooked will do fine
yes, ensure its a raw one, not cooked....
thanx Niko.
I was checking out the shrimp at the local market. there was cooked or uncooked. hahahha
cooked are cleaner. uncooked will do fine
No, you can leave the uncleaned rock in the tank - it will take a bit longer to fully cure (depending on the amount of dead sponges, algae, etc. on the rock...) but in the end everything dead will decompose just the same. As they decompose the dead organisms will be consumed by microscopic organisms and bacteria, and will disappear naturally, so no need to clean the rocks later.Should I take the rock back out and clean off or let it go and if I do let it go will I have to clean it at some point later before stocking?
Does lighting and temp have any importance while cycling?
Should I add the powerhead now while cycling to get better circ?
Will there be an issue when I swap the filter for the skimmer when the cycling is done?
And how long should I expect for the cycling to complete?
I have been using ammonium chloride to cycle my tank, my tank has some LS in the sand bed and DIY rock.
It has been one month, the ammonia level is at ~2.5ppm, nitrites are at ~1.5ppm and have come down from 2.5-3ppm in the last week, nitrates have come up but not by much based on the tests I have it looks like almost 1ppm.
I am concerned because the ammonia level has not come down very much - am I being impatient or should I do something (a water change?) Will the ammonia eventually be reduced to 0 by bacteria?
note that the first month I had no heater and the water was around 70 degrees. Now I have a heater, any advice on what to set the heater?
pH tests say 8.1 and my strip tests read slightly below 8.