Hi guys,
I'm new here, starting my first tank soon. I'm gonna be ready to start cycling the tank next week once my filter comes in.
I was wondering, I had a turtle for over 10 years and had a rock inside his tank for about 5 years or so. I was curious to see what the water was like in his tank, if it had the bacteria I need for the aquarium. I decided to check the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels in the turtle's water, and my readings for each were through the roof!
So my question is, how can I get the bacteria into my new tank? Should I just place the rock in there? Or buy a pack of biomax and stick it in the turtle tank for a week?
I'm new here, starting my first tank soon. I'm gonna be ready to start cycling the tank next week once my filter comes in.
I was wondering, I had a turtle for over 10 years and had a rock inside his tank for about 5 years or so. I was curious to see what the water was like in his tank, if it had the bacteria I need for the aquarium. I decided to check the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels in the turtle's water, and my readings for each were through the roof!
So my question is, how can I get the bacteria into my new tank? Should I just place the rock in there? Or buy a pack of biomax and stick it in the turtle tank for a week?