Tank stand cracked, and moving fish into not cycled tank.

[Karl K]

Did you buy Aquasafe or Safestart? Aquasafe is to condition the raw water and remove chlorine. Safestart is a bacteria additive to help cycle the tank.

Either product should be dosed at the correct amount at the same time, no need to wait.

You could feed the fish normally using the product but since this is an emergency setup with an uncycled tank, either refrain from feeding for a couple days or feed very sparingly.

How soon can you get any ammonia test kit? Can your LFS test your water for you?

I bought Aquasafe, that dosnt do anything to help the cycle. if not complete waste of money.
My LFS cant test my water, they dont have ammonia kits, i could buy one from the second nearest Fish store in 4 days. (Bad timed holiday, leaving tomorrow.) Nitrite is 0, wich im happy with. The fish definetly seem hungry, and i have some live mosquito larvae, that i could like to feed, how much would that damage would that do to the water? Should i do a 50% water change tomorrow, before i leave? As stated earlier i moved a sponge filter from a cycled tank, and some rocks, hoping that helps.

 

[Karl K]

I just went down to my LFS, and got a refund, then i bought TetraAqua Bactozym, wich is pills, that i was told to either drop in the filter (More precise told to drop in the sponges surronding the harder filter material in the middle of the FX5) or the tank. Its big dark blue, and light blue pills. I was told to drop 2 - 3 pills in, then wait 3 - 4 days and put 2 more in if i wanted. Is this correct?

 

[jaws7777]

Its called safestart not aquasafe

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[jaws7777]

Did you buy Aquasafe or Safestart? Aquasafe is to condition the raw water and remove chlorine. Safestart is a bacteria additive to help cycle the tank.

Either product should be dosed at the correct amount at the same time, no need to wait.

You could feed the fish normally using the product but since this is an emergency setup with an uncycled tank, either refrain from feeding for a couple days or feed very sparingly.

How soon can you get any ammonia test kit? Can your LFS test your water for you?

You actually do have to wait before dosing with the safestart something about the binding affects the dechlorinator has on ammonia. At least thats what their site says. Bi t as deeda said aq uasafe wont do anything for cycling. Hopefully the stuff you baught works the same or better

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[Karl K]

Noone knows anything about TetraAqua Bactozym?
I'm just gonna drop 2 pills in the sponges around the harder filter media, i think.

 

[jaws7777]

I havent used that product Google it and find out if there are any "special instructions" I find that the back of the label leaves out allotnof info on most products

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[Karl K]

Got it dosed. 4 in the tank, 4 in the filter. Did 4 in the tank one day, 4 in the filter the next. When should i do the first waterchange?

 

[xraycer]

I feel you are really over-worried about this whole bb thing. You've moved gravel and original filter from previous tank over, so you should be fine, no need to waste money on these bb additives. If you questioned whether or not the existing transferred bb is enough then just do water changes about 40% every other day for a couple of weeks and you're good to go. This would all be so, so much easier if you just had a water test kit.

 

[Karl K]

I feel you are really over-worried about this whole bb thing. You've moved gravel and original filter from previous tank over, so you should be fine, no need to waste money on these bb additives. If you questioned whether or not the existing transferred bb is enough then just do water changes about 40% every other day for a couple of weeks and you're good to go. This would all be so, so much easier if you just had a water test kit.

I have tested nitrite, wich is fine, but my ammonia test kit is expired, and no lfs ive been to sell it (3 different). I didnt move gravel. I moved a sponge filter and rocks from the old tank.

 

[xraycer]

I have tested nitrite, wich is fine, but my ammonia test kit is expired, and no lfs ive been to sell it (3 different). I didnt move gravel. I moved a sponge filter and rocks from the old tank.

Like I stated, in this situation, you just need to do the w/c I recommended (based on your stock level). You have already have a great head start using seeded fliter and rocks. In a couple of weeks the bb colonies will catch up to the stock level if it wasn't already sufficient with the filter and rocks alone.