terry simmonds
New Member
Hi All, new here!!
I am setting up a Malawi tank, 340 litre, i have a Fluval FX6 filter, sand substrate and ocean rock, i added the water 5 days ago and have been adding Biostart 1st day 10ml per ltr, 2nd 5ml per ltr, 3rd 5ml per ltr, i have been testing the water with the following results, Nitrate was at 10ppm today is at 5ppm, Nitrite 0.25ppm now at zero, PH constantly at 8.2, i am going to do a 50% water change weekly, how long before i can add fish?
I note that people recommend adding ammonia to a tank to feed the bacteria is this a recognised activity to help the cycle?
I am setting up a Malawi tank, 340 litre, i have a Fluval FX6 filter, sand substrate and ocean rock, i added the water 5 days ago and have been adding Biostart 1st day 10ml per ltr, 2nd 5ml per ltr, 3rd 5ml per ltr, i have been testing the water with the following results, Nitrate was at 10ppm today is at 5ppm, Nitrite 0.25ppm now at zero, PH constantly at 8.2, i am going to do a 50% water change weekly, how long before i can add fish?
I note that people recommend adding ammonia to a tank to feed the bacteria is this a recognised activity to help the cycle?