I would like to start 2 new tanks a 10g and 20g ,I have a cycled 5 gallon (that has way too much gravel in it) and a 60 gallon that is cycled.
So my question is can i start the 2 new tanks with the gravel from old tanks and get them cycling that way without fish?I'm not interested in adding ammonia..from the bottle...but would like to use fish food.
We are leaving for holidays for 2 weeks and i can have someone add fish food everyday(since they are coming to feed the other tanks),but dont expect them to do water changes and water testing.
I am just not sure if adding fish food will be enough to keep the old bacteria growing?
Has anyone done this before..if so how much fish food should I add a day?
So my question is can i start the 2 new tanks with the gravel from old tanks and get them cycling that way without fish?I'm not interested in adding ammonia..from the bottle...but would like to use fish food.
We are leaving for holidays for 2 weeks and i can have someone add fish food everyday(since they are coming to feed the other tanks),but dont expect them to do water changes and water testing.
I am just not sure if adding fish food will be enough to keep the old bacteria growing?
Has anyone done this before..if so how much fish food should I add a day?