Hi,
I have a heavily planted tank with aquasoil ( tropica ) that I launched in dry start method 2 months and a half ago. I flooded the tank 2-3weeks ago. Everything is going well, my plants are fine. But I need to cycle the tank, and when I test nh4, its always at 0, same for nitrites and nitrates. I started to add fish food, but we are 4-5 days later and still 0 ammonia.
Do you think that I can pure liquid ammonia to cycle the tank ? I red that this is an other way to cycle the tank, to add enough ammonia to reach 5ppm(not sure of the figure). But I am worried for my plants. Will they be fine if I add ammonia to the water? Will 5ppm hurt them ? I really don’t wan’t those 2 months and a half to be ruinned !
other informations that might be usefull :
I have co2
I added live bacteria recently
The filter wasn’t cycled
8h light/day
Ph:6,5 / Kh:4 / Gh:5
I use mix of ro water and tap water
I did 2 50% water changed per week since it is flooded.
Thank you for your help !
I have a heavily planted tank with aquasoil ( tropica ) that I launched in dry start method 2 months and a half ago. I flooded the tank 2-3weeks ago. Everything is going well, my plants are fine. But I need to cycle the tank, and when I test nh4, its always at 0, same for nitrites and nitrates. I started to add fish food, but we are 4-5 days later and still 0 ammonia.
Do you think that I can pure liquid ammonia to cycle the tank ? I red that this is an other way to cycle the tank, to add enough ammonia to reach 5ppm(not sure of the figure). But I am worried for my plants. Will they be fine if I add ammonia to the water? Will 5ppm hurt them ? I really don’t wan’t those 2 months and a half to be ruinned !
other informations that might be usefull :
I have co2
I added live bacteria recently
The filter wasn’t cycled
8h light/day
Ph:6,5 / Kh:4 / Gh:5
I use mix of ro water and tap water
I did 2 50% water changed per week since it is flooded.
Thank you for your help !