Post by Betta Off on Aug 16, 2003 22:38:38 GMT -5
I really, truely believe that, cyclwise, I am cursed.
Okay, here's the thing: I raised the ammonia in my 29G to 2-3 ppm and now, it's gone down to .5-1 ppm or lower. There're no nitrites or nitrates. This is a fishless cycle and I've been using Stress Zyme which is what the kit came with in the first place(i was looking for Bio Spira but we don't have any around here). It's going into it's 3rd or 4th week of cycling since I began the process of recycling it(it cycled while I was on vacation but I wasn't there so...).
I have a CAE in my 5G and he's a about 2in long now. There are 17 fry and two mothers in the same tank and whenever I do the weekly water changes, the water I take out is so dirty that I can't see to the bottom of the bucket i put it in. Since my CAE had his growth spurt, I've decided that I need to move him 'cause he's part of the cause of all that filthy water. Should I just put him in the 29G? He's survived one cycle but I don't know about this one. Probably but that might just cause the cycle to take even longer and those babies are growing fast. They'll need to go somewhere soon and I know I can't get another tank. Even if I do, there's the whole cycle thing again!
Okay, here's the thing: I raised the ammonia in my 29G to 2-3 ppm and now, it's gone down to .5-1 ppm or lower. There're no nitrites or nitrates. This is a fishless cycle and I've been using Stress Zyme which is what the kit came with in the first place(i was looking for Bio Spira but we don't have any around here). It's going into it's 3rd or 4th week of cycling since I began the process of recycling it(it cycled while I was on vacation but I wasn't there so...).
I have a CAE in my 5G and he's a about 2in long now. There are 17 fry and two mothers in the same tank and whenever I do the weekly water changes, the water I take out is so dirty that I can't see to the bottom of the bucket i put it in. Since my CAE had his growth spurt, I've decided that I need to move him 'cause he's part of the cause of all that filthy water. Should I just put him in the 29G? He's survived one cycle but I don't know about this one. Probably but that might just cause the cycle to take even longer and those babies are growing fast. They'll need to go somewhere soon and I know I can't get another tank. Even if I do, there's the whole cycle thing again!
