Hi there, thanks for the comments.
How do I determine what the ash like stuff actually is?
I just thought that live plants could leave debris and add to ammonia, so if thats not the case, Ill get a couple of small ones and perhaps ditch the grubby plastic ones for now.
My lfs suggested...
Hi everyone
This is my first post and I'm new to fishless cycling.
I've done a lot of reading and have been cycling a 15L Baby Biorb (i now know they have bad press!) for the past few weeks using the 'add ammonia daily' method. I scrounged some gravel from a friends healthy goldfish tank...