For a tank to cycle, it needs ammonia. The best thing you can do at this point is go to your lfs and ask them if you can have some seeded filter media from one of their tanks. Bring a Ziploc so you can store it in water for the ride home. Once you get home with the media, put it into YOUR filter immediately and add 1 ounce of pure, clear ammonia, or feeder fish like you said. This will help keep the bacteria alive until your fish arrive. By doing this, you will basically have cycled your tank in a day. The normal nitrogen cycle takes 4-6 weeks to complete (obviously you don't have that time). Once you receive your fish, take the feeders OUT of the tank while the bass are dripping in. You don't want them eating dirty feeders and getting a parasite. Never feed feeders unless they are from your own supply and have been fed and maintained by you for a couple of weeks. Try to feed them either small sinking pellets or floating hikari food sticks first. if they don't eat them, wait a day and try again.
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Thank you!! There's no lfs anywhere near here to I'm gonna get some red Rosie's or whatever there called and let them loose for a couple days then ill take them out Monday night and hope for the best Tuesday after I drip the bass.
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Drip acclamation is the best way to slowly acclimate the fish over the course of a few hours. I wouldn’t feed the fish for 48 hours after introduction to the tank. The shipper should have fasted the fish before shipping so there will be virtually no waste to be produced. I like to test the Ph in the shipping water when you dump it into the bucket so I have a base line.
As far as the tank goes, in addition to getting some seeded filter media, make sure to pick up some water conditioner, Seachem Prime or Safe (powdered form of Prime) is excellent, some Seachem Stability will also be useful to increase your beneficial bacteria. These two items should be used during your weekly 50% water changes. I also recommend getting a test kit if you don’t already have one so you can test your water which initially will help you monitor the conditions and adjust as necessary. Remember any trace of Ammonia or Nitrite would indicate your tank is not completely cycled. As suggested, there is excellent in depth information in the “Set-up & Filtration” forum. Good luck.
As far as the tank goes, in addition to getting some seeded filter media, make sure to pick up some water conditioner, Seachem Prime or Safe (powdered form of Prime) is excellent, some Seachem Stability will also be useful to increase your beneficial bacteria. These two items should be used during your weekly 50% water changes. I also recommend getting a test kit if you don’t already have one so you can test your water which initially will help you monitor the conditions and adjust as necessary. Remember any trace of Ammonia or Nitrite would indicate your tank is not completely cycled. As suggested, there is excellent in depth information in the “Set-up & Filtration” forum. Good luck.
I'm in the boonies it's like 2 hours away to the city. I did test my water though ph is a little high but dripping will help with that. Ammonia NH3 and 4 read Perfect on the test kit I bought. Maybe due to the fact that the decor I have in there came from a tank that has been running with fish for over 3 years
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It normally takes 6-8 weeks to properly cycle a tank.
What size tank, and how big are the P bass?
Adding roseys could add parasites to the tank, along with unneeded bioload.
If the bass are small, and your tank is big, make sure to do plenty of partial water changes without vacuuming.
This will dissipate ammonia buildup that could kill the bass, but allow beneficial bacteria to get a foothold.
A handful of gravel from any friend or acquaintance with an established fish tank could help immensely,
go to your local aquarium society meeting and ask around. Fish people will be glad to help.
Just saw the post about decor, you may be saved after all, if they weren't dried out.
What size tank, and how big are the P bass?
Adding roseys could add parasites to the tank, along with unneeded bioload.
If the bass are small, and your tank is big, make sure to do plenty of partial water changes without vacuuming.
This will dissipate ammonia buildup that could kill the bass, but allow beneficial bacteria to get a foothold.
A handful of gravel from any friend or acquaintance with an established fish tank could help immensely,
go to your local aquarium society meeting and ask around. Fish people will be glad to help.
Just saw the post about decor, you may be saved after all, if they weren't dried out.
Yea the fish are not here yet but the closest thing I have is a Walmart lol I don't really trust them. That's why I joined ere you guys are awesome like I said ammonia and NH levels are perfect but I just wanna be safe
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If there are no fish in the tank at the moment, there will be no ammonia.
Ammonia is a biproduct of fish metabolism, it will begin soon after the bass are added.
If the tank is large, and fish are small, and you do lots of water changes it will be diluted.
Or if you have decor or substrate from an already established tank, the bacteria on those things will use it and convert it to nitrate.
Ammonia is a biproduct of fish metabolism, it will begin soon after the bass are added.
If the tank is large, and fish are small, and you do lots of water changes it will be diluted.
Or if you have decor or substrate from an already established tank, the bacteria on those things will use it and convert it to nitrate.
Yeah Duane's there two large pcs of wood that have been in an aquarium for years. The fish died like a week ago and my dad gave me this tank it's a 55 gallon. This is just to raise the little guys there gonna be like 21/2 inches when they get here. I have a 180 I'm gonna start setting up soon for when they get older.
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Hopefully those pieces of wood, filter, and even tank walls held the good bacteria
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