Hello all, a total newbie here. I'm quite pleased by all of the information in the world and especially this forum. I've been reading books, lurking on forums, searching the internet, listening to podcasts and I cannot find the answer to what I assume is a fundamental question:
I have a planted aquarium with wonderful plants and animals (fish and nerites) that I want to take good care of--how do I re-aquascape it? I made some layout mistakes when I first set it up. Some are as fundamental as putting in the substrate incorrectly.
My understanding is that a tank can take 4-6 weeks to cycle sufficiently for adding animals. And then, at that time, I wouldn't want to fully stock it. I'd want to add animal load to this whole new ecosystem gradually to keep everything healthy and happy.
Well, what do people do with their animals and plants during this time? Are the only people who re-aquascape people with a back-up tank to slowly transition their animals into and out of?
I look forward to your suggestions and advice.
I have a planted aquarium with wonderful plants and animals (fish and nerites) that I want to take good care of--how do I re-aquascape it? I made some layout mistakes when I first set it up. Some are as fundamental as putting in the substrate incorrectly.
My understanding is that a tank can take 4-6 weeks to cycle sufficiently for adding animals. And then, at that time, I wouldn't want to fully stock it. I'd want to add animal load to this whole new ecosystem gradually to keep everything healthy and happy.
Well, what do people do with their animals and plants during this time? Are the only people who re-aquascape people with a back-up tank to slowly transition their animals into and out of?
I look forward to your suggestions and advice.