allpapajohn
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So I purchased my 55 gallon tank on the 20th and had it set up that night. And was running empty for 3 days since I had all of the old gravels and decos in it. Since I wanted any ick that may have been in the tank prior to die off. The setup came with the chlorine removal tabs which I put in that night. I then put 8 medium to large zebra danios in it. My question is that I have not had a spike in ammonia. I know I have a pretty low bio load but I also don't want to stress the fish at all. I also have an Anubias in the tank along with a "fern". So do I need to add a larger bio load to my tank to push it or what?
My pH is around 6.8 my KH lies somewhere between the 80-120 ppm I get a color somewhere between 0 and .25 for ammonia. Nothing really showing on my nitrite and low reading on my nitrates. I am doing 10% water changes every 2 days right now. All of my testing strips and fluid are good through late next year or 5 years from now.
The fish are pretty happy right now. They are voracious eaters and are constantly chasing each other around the tank. They come to the top corner whenever I shake the food container.
My pH is around 6.8 my KH lies somewhere between the 80-120 ppm I get a color somewhere between 0 and .25 for ammonia. Nothing really showing on my nitrite and low reading on my nitrates. I am doing 10% water changes every 2 days right now. All of my testing strips and fluid are good through late next year or 5 years from now.
The fish are pretty happy right now. They are voracious eaters and are constantly chasing each other around the tank. They come to the top corner whenever I shake the food container.