mmedeiros2
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A week and ready?
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jenjen
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I agree that the QT needs to cycle, but the cycle will be faster because the amount of ammonia you introduce will be much smaller and controlled. If you throw a piece of raw shrimp into a completely clean tank with only a sponge filter, it won't take long for the bacteria to build up to reduce the ammonia. Once that happens you can add a fish.
The reason DT's take so long to cycle is that we introduce a very large volume of dead or dying stuff, with very little 'good bacteria' to convert it. The bacteria levels take much longer to build up to those levels, whereas in a small & sterile QT there's very little ammonia to begin with so you don't need as many bacteria and this makes it faster.
You definitely want to monitor the cycle in a QT tank and make sure to either feed it or put in a raw shrimp to introduce some ammonia, but I'd expect to see the tank ready to go within 2 weeks. From then on make sure to keep some filter media or a couple of pieces of LR in your sump, so you can start up the QT anytime you want without worrying about waiting for it to cycle.
The reason DT's take so long to cycle is that we introduce a very large volume of dead or dying stuff, with very little 'good bacteria' to convert it. The bacteria levels take much longer to build up to those levels, whereas in a small & sterile QT there's very little ammonia to begin with so you don't need as many bacteria and this makes it faster.
You definitely want to monitor the cycle in a QT tank and make sure to either feed it or put in a raw shrimp to introduce some ammonia, but I'd expect to see the tank ready to go within 2 weeks. From then on make sure to keep some filter media or a couple of pieces of LR in your sump, so you can start up the QT anytime you want without worrying about waiting for it to cycle.
JLAURIA751
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I would be patient u should wait another 3-5 weeks u could add a damsel they are cheap and very hardy but almost imposible to catch once its in your tank.
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