The Puffer Forum

Hi
Im cycling the tank, ive gone for what was readily available (flake food) to get it going. Its 60litres
How much food per day do you think and when should i take my first reading?

IVe started with two pinches of food, and was thinking of taking a reading in 3 days

The problem with using food, is there really is no way to tell how much to use. Using straight ammonia is much more scientific.
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Also, with food- it decomposes, which is the point-but enough collects and you could have saprolengia outbreak (fungus which grows on decomposing organic matter). Larger pieces of raw food tend to do this more than flake, however I recommend you do thorough gravel vac to ensure no debris begins to essentially mold!