Mossshadow Pype
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I have just gotten a new ten gal tank with:
Hood
Lights
Fish Food
Tank Conditioner (Tetra AquaSafe)
Api StressCoat+/Stress Zyme+
Heater
Thermometer
Filter with cartridge.
I have filled up the tank, installed the filter and heater, placed two live plants in there, and turned it on. Currently, the water is conditioned with the Api StressCoat, the filter is running smoothly, and the heater is currently not on (the tank is 88 F, I want it to cool down). I have placed some of the old gravel from my old tank into with the new gravel, also a decoration. Also, I have added a few pinches of fish food in there.
I was wondering, would fish food, as it broke down, would release ammonia, therefore letting the plants absorb some, would help aid my tank in cycling? I have not placed any fish in there, having done my homework. I do not have access to pure NH3, and my resources from my old tank are very limited (it is a 1.5 gal tank, with my current fish I plan to transfer in). Also, I plan to get the testing kits tomorrow. How often should I test the water?
Thanks for the information. And yes, I did do my research. xD
The temperature is slowly dropping. Now it's around 85 F, and I'm waiting for it to be 10 degrees lower. I'm sure by tomorrow morning or later on, it will cool off enough for me to turn the heater back on.
Hood
Lights
Fish Food
Tank Conditioner (Tetra AquaSafe)
Api StressCoat+/Stress Zyme+
Heater
Thermometer
Filter with cartridge.
I have filled up the tank, installed the filter and heater, placed two live plants in there, and turned it on. Currently, the water is conditioned with the Api StressCoat, the filter is running smoothly, and the heater is currently not on (the tank is 88 F, I want it to cool down). I have placed some of the old gravel from my old tank into with the new gravel, also a decoration. Also, I have added a few pinches of fish food in there.
I was wondering, would fish food, as it broke down, would release ammonia, therefore letting the plants absorb some, would help aid my tank in cycling? I have not placed any fish in there, having done my homework. I do not have access to pure NH3, and my resources from my old tank are very limited (it is a 1.5 gal tank, with my current fish I plan to transfer in). Also, I plan to get the testing kits tomorrow. How often should I test the water?
Thanks for the information. And yes, I did do my research. xD
The temperature is slowly dropping. Now it's around 85 F, and I'm waiting for it to be 10 degrees lower. I'm sure by tomorrow morning or later on, it will cool off enough for me to turn the heater back on.