Cactus
Hello, All. First post here, which is a couple of questions.
I set up a 15 gal. Fluval Flex this afternoon, with 3" of Eco-Complete. All looks good just now and I want to add plants.
My questions are:
1. Should I add a fish to the tank along with the plants, so that at least a little ammonia will be generated, or should I wait several weeks before doing so.
2. Should the answer to #1 be "no fish," then should I add something to fertilize the tank? Or is the Eco-Complete enough at this stage?
I"ll be driving an hour to That Fish Place for the plants, and I want to know if I need to get a small fish or two (perhaps cherry barbs or zebra danios) to initiate cycling.
By the way, I was really impressed that there was *no* water cloudiness from the Eco-Complete. I was careful not to disturb it as I added the water.
I set up a 15 gal. Fluval Flex this afternoon, with 3" of Eco-Complete. All looks good just now and I want to add plants.
My questions are:
1. Should I add a fish to the tank along with the plants, so that at least a little ammonia will be generated, or should I wait several weeks before doing so.
2. Should the answer to #1 be "no fish," then should I add something to fertilize the tank? Or is the Eco-Complete enough at this stage?
I"ll be driving an hour to That Fish Place for the plants, and I want to know if I need to get a small fish or two (perhaps cherry barbs or zebra danios) to initiate cycling.
By the way, I was really impressed that there was *no* water cloudiness from the Eco-Complete. I was careful not to disturb it as I added the water.