Hi again, I'll be ready within the next week to begin cycling my tank and for every answer I get, I seem to come up with five more questions haha. I was told by a fellow hobbyist to use home hardware's all purpose cleaner as it is pure ammonia to cycle the tank. I have heard this method before but I am too nervous for it so I think I will go with Dr. Tim's one and only nitrifying bacteria along with Dr Tim's ammonia. I am setting up a IM 20g peninsula reef tank with Caribsea's dry liferock and special grade reef sand (expired live sand so pretty much dry sand)
Now the questions:
1. Is a 2oz bottle of both the nitrifying bacteria and the ammonia the right size for cycling a 20g tank?
2. Any substitutes for Dr. Tims ammonia because it is almost impossible to find in Canada!
2. Do I need a full test kit for ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite? Or just ammonia test kit?
3. Should I use the ato, wavemaker, and light during the cycling phase?
4. The media basket that comes with the tank has: PurityPack Filter Media (1 – Mechanical Fiberball, 1- Premium 0.8 ROX Carbon Pack, 1 – High Capacity Coarse GFO Pack). Should I keep these all in during the cycle and only remove the filter sock?
5. HELP IN GENERAL- Can any fellow Canadians tell me what online stores you purchase this stuff from because I don't want to pay 40 dollars shipping for two Dr. Tims
Now the questions:
1. Is a 2oz bottle of both the nitrifying bacteria and the ammonia the right size for cycling a 20g tank?
2. Any substitutes for Dr. Tims ammonia because it is almost impossible to find in Canada!
2. Do I need a full test kit for ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite? Or just ammonia test kit?
3. Should I use the ato, wavemaker, and light during the cycling phase?
4. The media basket that comes with the tank has: PurityPack Filter Media (1 – Mechanical Fiberball, 1- Premium 0.8 ROX Carbon Pack, 1 – High Capacity Coarse GFO Pack). Should I keep these all in during the cycle and only remove the filter sock?
5. HELP IN GENERAL- Can any fellow Canadians tell me what online stores you purchase this stuff from because I don't want to pay 40 dollars shipping for two Dr. Tims
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