Tss Cycling - how long to work?

I have TSS, is there a difference?

It depends...what country do you live in? In the US TSS+ is a more concentrated form of TSS. Both will cycle a tank, but you need a smaller bottle with TSS+ than you would with TSS, but the bottles will tell you what size tank it can cycle. In some countries, it seems that they only market TSS.

 

It depends...what country do you live in? In the US TSS+ is a more concentrated form of TSS. Both will cycle a tank, but you need a smaller bottle with TSS+ than you would with TSS, but the bottles will tell you what size tank it can cycle. In some countries, it seems that they only market TSS.

I live in the US, ohio. was enough for a 20 gallon it said.

 

I don't feel like going all the way back thru this thread, but I assume your tank is 20 gallon or less, so it should be fine.

I always recommend not testing the water when using TSS for a fish-in cycle for the first 14 days, unless the fish feel distressed. The reason being that the results can scare you into doing something that will cause the TSS to fail (like a water change).

TSS is bottle of bacteria in a "stabilized ammonia" solution (whatever that is). I'm sure the stabilized ammonia is to feed the bacteria while in the bottle. So I do not know this for a fact, but I suspect that this "stabilized ammonia" is harmless to fish, but will test positive when testing for ammonia, and that is why you can get some scary reading when testing soon after adding the TSS.

 

I don't feel like going all the way back thru this thread, but I assume your tank is 20 gallon or less, so it should be fine.

I always recommend not testing the water when using TSS for a fish-in cycle for the first 14 days, unless the fish feel distressed. The reason being that the results can scare you into doing something that will cause the TSS to fail (like a water change).

TSS is bottle of bacteria in a "stabilized ammonia" solution (whatever that is). I'm sure the stabilized ammonia is to feed the bacteria while in the bottle. So I do not know this for a fact, but I suspect that this "stabilized ammonia" is harmless to fish, but will test positive when testing for ammonia, and that is why you can get some scary reading when testing soon after adding the TSS.

its definitely giving me weird readings. now apparently I have no nitrite? idk.

 

No nitrite's would be a good thing.

 

No nitrite's would be a good thing.

yeah, but if nitrites are gone, shouldn’t the ammonia be too? that still had a high reading.

 

Not necessarily. The ammonia-eating bacteria often grow slower than the nitrite-eating bacteria.

 

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my bad, I worry a lot.

 

I moved the mollies and guppies to new 55 gallon. 15 now only contains the betta. readings are testing high for ammonia and nitrite. I know I should wait another week but I just feel the 15 was too stocked for the TSS to work. if I do a water change, will it crash the cycle and ill have to start all the way over, or will it just continue where it is now?