Tank stay cycled?

[Nepherael]

Ok so I have a 10g tank with just snails in it currently. It is cycled and did have fish living in it til a few days back. Now that the fish are out what is the process for putting fish back in? Does the BB die off u til there's just enough to accommodate waste from the snails? Is it even measurable or is it possible it could be stocked normally again in a few weeks?

I do understand that there can only be as much BB as there is food to support it. Maybe I'm over thinking it a bit. Is there something I can do to simulate a higher bioload for future stocking? Like add food and stuff and just not vacuum as often?

My thoughts are kind of all over the place on this one so just wondered what anyone could add

 

[AquaticAustin]

When you add fish just do it slowly then the BB will catch back up quickly since it already is established in the tank

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[Nepherael]

When you add fish just do it slowly then the BB will catch back up quickly since it already is established in the tank

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Yeah that's generally what I was going to do if/when I restock it. Just wasn't sure if there was something special people did to keep large amounts of beneficial bacteria established

 

[AquaticAustin]

Nope just keep up with wcs when you add more fish

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[carolinyens]

+1 since theres still a little bio load in there from your snails you'll still have a little starter culture in the filter just make sure not to rinse the filter with plain tap water. You should be straight.

 

[jpappy789]

It depends on how you cycled in the first place, but the bacteria wont die out completely over the course of a couple days.

 

[petluvr]

Not to mention snails can produce quite a bit of waste on their own. I say add stock slowly but you should be okay.

 

[BettaFishMommy]

as others have said, restock with fish slowly (only a few fish at a time), and keep an eye on your ammonia and nitrite parameters. if either are above zero at all, do a large water change.

 

[Dan420]

If you can add something from a well established tank like wood or a rock, even plants. This also helps speed up the cycling process.

 

[AaronMB]

Good advice above.

Something you might consider: if it's going to be a while without fish and you feed for the sake of creating ammonia, you may--depending on how you 'feed' the tank--end up with more snails than you want.