Yah I believe so, anything that will start some bacteria in the water.
yes you are right, any seafood met will do the job as it all will decay and break down to ammonia, which will kick start the cycle.
Yah I believe so, anything that will start some bacteria in the water.
Generally yes, just make sure to have PVC hiding spots.
If using copper don't have sand, but for other QT options you can use Tupperware dishes with sand in it for ease of taking out and replacing.
So I'm currently filling a 31 gallon (30"x12"x20") QT tank with RO/DI water, I have a heater, powerhead, HOB AquaClear 50 filter with double biomax instead of carbon, bare bottom, just a few pvc pipe pieces going to go in for hide places. I plan to do the frozen shrimp in a panty hose to get cycling, do i need to add my salt mix off the bat and maintain proper salinity levels through the cycle or can i just add the salt before the first fish goes in? does my filtration sound up to par? i kinda wish i would have got the next size up but then again this tank will only house 2 small ocellaris at first, then after they are out one small to medium size fish at a time. Thanks all
How long do I leave the crawdad in my 20G QT?
you have to maintain salinity along with all other saltwater parameters, otherwise you will not be able to cycle the tank.
I believe he mentioned about half way thru this thread to leave the shrimp or w/e Your using in till ammonia reaches 1.0ppm
Sorry if that was a kinda dumb question. Wasn't sure if it was the same bacteria that cycled freshwater
bio spira, dr tims bacteria, seachem stability, any bacteria boosting bottles will do the job.
Would api quick start do the job aswell?
I have a question regarding fish from liveaquaria's diver's den.
I just purchased a trio of lyretail anthias that will be here on Wednesday.
I have a 20g tank that has been running for a few months now that I have been ghost feeding.
I plan on putting all 3 anthias in my 20g long for a few weeks to ensure they're eating and no disease. I know that diver's den is supposed to QT, but just to be safe and ensure no issues I plan on a minimum of 3 weeks.
Does this sound good? any recommendations as far as treating them for precautionary?
Thanks for your help as always!
Wanting to start up a QT at the same time I start my DT. My plan was to have some fish in QT while my DT was cycling. But technically my QT won't be cycled. I was planning on going bare with pvc for hiding, lid, and pump for water circulation. I originally planned on doing a small HOB or sponge filter but I started thinking- how would the sponge filter do with adding medicine to the tank? wouldn't it absorb some? So someone suggested no filtration, just water changes (not sure how often) and a pump to circulate the water.
But if that's how I do things- how can the tank cycle..? I know I need to worry about my QT cycling but I've seen a lot of people just adding a shrimp and adding a fish a few days after...? Basically- can I starting QTing my fish so by the time my DT is done cycling I can add a thoroughly QT'd fish.
Thanks!
I didn't realize but crawfish are freshwater...FYI
Yes it contains bacteria. It should work just fine.