jimi
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Hi Guys.
I had an old Roma 125 which I inherited before I went out and got the 200 which I am keeping a journal on. I cycled the 125 completely and it was ready to go and all it had in it was Substrate.
However, I went and picked up the 200, drained the 125, put the 200 in place and moved the substrate over (and the old bio media from the U4 but this had been turned off a week or so) and then filled it up.
So, I have been running for a couple of weeks, put in a bit o fish food and I'm not getting any ammonia at all to start off the cycle. So i tested for Nitrite and that's at 0 also.
I am just wondering if there was enough nice bacteria in the JBL Manado substrate to keep the cycle going? What do you think?
Cheers
Jimi
I had an old Roma 125 which I inherited before I went out and got the 200 which I am keeping a journal on. I cycled the 125 completely and it was ready to go and all it had in it was Substrate.
However, I went and picked up the 200, drained the 125, put the 200 in place and moved the substrate over (and the old bio media from the U4 but this had been turned off a week or so) and then filled it up.
So, I have been running for a couple of weeks, put in a bit o fish food and I'm not getting any ammonia at all to start off the cycle. So i tested for Nitrite and that's at 0 also.
I am just wondering if there was enough nice bacteria in the JBL Manado substrate to keep the cycle going? What do you think?
Cheers
Jimi