Cycling

[gillyg]

Hi i am new to the hobby so please dont yell at me but am doing a cycle with fish.

my question is, should i do water changes if the ammonia or nitrite get to a certain level, to give my fish a better chance or will this disrupt the cycle too much?

any advice appreciated, thanks

 

[penguin22]

Hi i am new to the hobby so please dont yell at me but am doing a cycle with fish.

my question is, should i do water changes if the ammonia or nitrite get to a certain level, to give my fish a better chance or will this disrupt the cycle too much?

any advice appreciated, thanks

Not too sure how much it will affect the cycle but I would do a water change if stats are bad

 

[rdd1952]

Your goal is to keep ammonia and nitrite as low as possible by doing water changes. Preferable, keep them under .5 or even .25. You can do 2 a day if need be. Just don't do large ones. Two 20% WCs is better than one 40% as it keeps the other parameters from fluctating too much.