My cycling update thread...

Slaphppy7 said:

What's the tank temp?
Is there a bubbler going?

Do you have your filter going at max flow?

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Rocky998 said:

Tank temp: 81F
No bubbler but I have a non operating sponge filter in there to grow bacteria so I can quickly cycle the quarantine tank...
Yes the filter is at max

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Slaphppy7 said:

Get that sponge filter going, help oxygenate the tank = faster growing BB

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Rocky998 said:

Oh ok! Also... The tank water keeps going down in a few days due to evaporation... Any ideas so I dont have to keep adding more water and ammonia?

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Rocky998 said:

Oh ok! Also... The tank water keeps going down in a few days due to evaporation... Any ideas so I dont have to keep adding more water and ammonia?

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Slaphppy7 said:

Put a lid on it!

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xxBarneyxx said:

topping up due to evaporation wont effect ammonia so don't worry about having to do a bit of a top up here and there.

The water evaporates and is pretty pure (all the ammonia and stuff gets left being slightly more concentrated). So when you add more water back to top up it just goes back to how it was.

It only when you remove the water with the ammonia still in it (like a water change) that you have to worry about adding the ammonia back again.

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Rocky998 said:

Ok... I was leaving it open (for now) due to ease of access and bacteria "landing" on the water... But I can ig

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Slaphppy7 said:

The bacteria will "find" the water column just fine with the lid on, and closed

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xxBarneyxx said:

topping up due to evaporation wont effect ammonia so don't worry about having to do a bit of a top up here and there.

The water evaporates and is pretty pure (all the ammonia and stuff gets left being slightly more concentrated). So when you add more water back to top up it just goes back to how it was.

It only when you remove the water with the ammonia still in it (like a water change) that you have to worry about adding the ammonia back again.

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