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Nitrifying bacteria
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:12 pm
by weidjd
How long can the bacteria live without an ammonia source? My tank finally tuned on Wednesday and I have not found any ceylons yet.
Re: Nitrifying bacteria
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:15 pm
by J-P
just keep feeding it flake food to keep it active.
Re: Nitrifying bacteria
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:25 pm
by xrayjeeper83
ya putting in food will help it stay alive, but to answer your question, I think Ive read something like 2 weeks or so before its all died off. But dont take my word for it, let the experts speak up
Re: Nitrifying bacteria
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:11 pm
by FrogSplash
Definitely keep adding fish food. BUT only the amount you would feed to the initial round of fish going in. After that then you can start adding fish by the ones twos or threes for smaller ones.
As for how long they will last, about 2 weeks give or take seems accurate. I'm not sure as I have always done things the hard way.
Re: Nitrifying bacteria
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:04 pm
by Pufferpunk
Be sure to do a 90% WC, cleaning out all the uneaten food before adding any fish.
Re: Nitrifying bacteria
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:00 am
by RTR
+1 to PP's comment.