REDSTEVEO
Member
Hi All,
I have been doing some maintenance siphoning out some La Plata sand from the front of the 'Full Monty' and I want to replace it with ADA Amazonia Powder. Not a massive amount, probably the equivalent of around a litre and a half just to fill in some gaps. Do you think It will be safe to add this without cycling it first? Will my two big Eheim filters be able to neutralise the ammonia, or will the new ammonia spike be too much and cause massive issues like algae, melt my plants or kill my fish?
If I must cycle it outside the tank what is the minimum period I could get away with before adding it to the tank. Would it be the same even if it was only a mug full?
Cheers,
Steve
I have been doing some maintenance siphoning out some La Plata sand from the front of the 'Full Monty' and I want to replace it with ADA Amazonia Powder. Not a massive amount, probably the equivalent of around a litre and a half just to fill in some gaps. Do you think It will be safe to add this without cycling it first? Will my two big Eheim filters be able to neutralise the ammonia, or will the new ammonia spike be too much and cause massive issues like algae, melt my plants or kill my fish?
If I must cycle it outside the tank what is the minimum period I could get away with before adding it to the tank. Would it be the same even if it was only a mug full?
Cheers,
Steve