Hi guys, a quick few questions regarding cycling:
Q1: If I do this am I going down the right track, or do I need to change any of these steps?
1. add water and de-chlorinator and bactinettes
2. add some plants and start dosing with TPN+
3. add some food every day for a week
4. add some plants and start dosing with TPN+
5. change water every day for a week (50%)
6. after 1 week test my tank for nitrites.
7. if they are at 0 then its safe to add fish, if not wait another week etc.
(7a.) - when is it safe to add some shrimps?
8. for the future continue to dose TPN+, and do weekly 50% water changes.
Q2: The only thing Im checking for is nitrites, is this ok? - I read here: http://www.ukaps.org/higher-tech-tank.htm
" You only need to test for Nitrite as that will only occur once the filter breaks Ammonia into Nitrite, then into Nitrate."
but I don't quite understand the sentence, but it seems to me that I could get away with just 1 test kit, right? - trying to keep costs down, and not wanting to get unnecessaraly* techie.
Q3: My tank is 95 litres, how many shrimp would I add to do a good job of keeping things clean?
Thanks
Ger
Q1: If I do this am I going down the right track, or do I need to change any of these steps?
1. add water and de-chlorinator and bactinettes
2. add some plants and start dosing with TPN+
3. add some food every day for a week
4. add some plants and start dosing with TPN+
5. change water every day for a week (50%)
6. after 1 week test my tank for nitrites.
7. if they are at 0 then its safe to add fish, if not wait another week etc.
(7a.) - when is it safe to add some shrimps?
8. for the future continue to dose TPN+, and do weekly 50% water changes.
Q2: The only thing Im checking for is nitrites, is this ok? - I read here: http://www.ukaps.org/higher-tech-tank.htm
" You only need to test for Nitrite as that will only occur once the filter breaks Ammonia into Nitrite, then into Nitrate."
but I don't quite understand the sentence, but it seems to me that I could get away with just 1 test kit, right? - trying to keep costs down, and not wanting to get unnecessaraly* techie.
Q3: My tank is 95 litres, how many shrimp would I add to do a good job of keeping things clean?
Thanks
Ger