[Azeral]

They are on constant patrol. They come out from behind the weeds and swim around the tank. Then hide and repeat over and over. Now I have seen first hand why you should give them a big tank. The little buggers love it.

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I was thinking that since the bio-load is so small in there.....maybe the tank will cycle slow and not have the high extremes the small tank did.

 

[Azeral]

I was thinking that since the bio-load is so small in there.....maybe the tank will cycle slow and not have the high extremes the small tank did.

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My LFS told me you don't have to send your tank through the nightmare cycle. If it has a minimal bio-load it will gradually balance itself. Don't know if she is right or wrong but i'll watch it.

 

[Guest]

Thats what I meant. The ammonia and Nitrite never reach a dangerous amount because it takes ages for little fish to build them up to dangerous levels. By which time your bacteria will begin to build up and then ammonia and nitrite will lower again.

Thats why I suggested moving 'Captain P' when he was fisrt bitten. Monitor them but it should be fine. I never cycled my 75 because I just put my single Serra in there and instead of filling a tray with mechanical media in my Eheim. I filled it with gravel from a tank that has been running for 10 years. Instantly cycled, a few months down the line I swapped the gravel back to the mech media. No levels of Ammonia and Nitrite at any point.

 

[Grosse Gurke]

Im not sure what she is talking about. Every tank must cycle eventually. Minimal bio-load may make the ammonia/nitrite spike not quite so significant but until you have the bacteria in place for the cycle you will have ammonia/nitrites in your water...no way around that. I do agree that a small bio-load is probably better for the fish going through the cycle than a over-stocked tank would be.

 

[Azeral]

Im not sure what she is talking about. Every tank must cycle eventually. Minimal bio-load may make the ammonia/nitrite spike not quite so significant but until you have the bacteria in place for the cycle you will have ammonia/nitrites in your water...no way around that. I do agree that a small bio-load is probably better for the fish going through the cycle than a over-stocked tank would be.

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I transfered over a filter and some deco from their small tank to the 75 in hopes that it will help speed things up a little bit.

 

[Azeral]

I believe the conditions will be less harsh for them in the 75. Got your 90 yet!? Plans for it?

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My plans for the 90....well I'm going to buy baby piranhas for it, that I know for sure. Maybe a group of 4 or 5 caribe's or piraya is what I've been thinking about. I want to buy babies because I'm still so new and want to grow into the hobby with my p's and not jump in head first with an older group of p's.

 

[Guest]

Its a good plan. Pygo's grow so quickly anyway, they will soon be half a foot. Its not so easy for me to get P's other than Natts.

Not a lot changes when they are larger but you do have to be careful when you are playing about in the tank for long periods. Buying or making a divide can be useful. I use plant tongs to touch the bottom. Its 2ft deep and i'm not sticking my whole arm and shoulder in there!!

I would like a Caribe or Piraya too. I only have a free 55 now, with no equiptment as yet. I keep thinking marine but then the cost scares me!! I already spend a fortune on them. I actually have an interview and my local fish shop, still to be arranged. I will phone them in the morning. Bit of a wage drop but a job I might actually like!! If I get the job and staff dicount I will go saltwater I reckon!

Oh and over this side of 'the pond' its your birthday. So