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Thornbreaker · 05/19/2018, 07:56 AM

If you add ammonia to start cycling, you'll need to wait till cycle is complete to add fish.

So if you dose to 2ppm ammonia, add bacteria, then wait for ammonia to drop to 0. And preferably nitrites to 0 as well. It may take a few days to as long as weeks even with Dr. Tim's.

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05/19/2018, 07:56 AM	#8
Thornbreaker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 334	If you add ammonia to start cycling, you'll need to wait till cycle is complete to add fish. So if you dose to 2ppm ammonia, add bacteria, then wait for ammonia to drop to 0. And preferably nitrites to 0 as well. It may take a few days to as long as weeks even with Dr. Tim's. Sent from my SM-G965U1 using Tapatalk __________________ SC Aquariums - 150 Gallon 5'x2'x2'; Trigger Elite 36 Sump; Mars Aqua Lights 150 lbs reefcleaner rock, SCA 302 Skimmer Current Stock: Foxface lo, 2 clowns, royal gramma, 2 spot bristletooth tang, fir