Hey Everyone,
My 150 gallon tank has reached zero nitrites and zero ammonia. After cycling with ammonia chloride which based off of adding ammonia every day. Just unsure of how much of a water change I should do tomorrow I hear 50% to 90%, as with a fish less cycle its recommended to add a few fish to the tank to preserve the bacteria after the completion of cycling. Also to preserve the bacteria I plan on tomorrow after the water change getting a hardy fish or two that have been at the lfs eating and healthy for at least over 3 weeks and of coarse make sure they have a long drip accumulation. Im unsure on what kind of hardy fish should be added first was thinking a yellow tang or something along the nature that has some size to it (to help keep the bacteria alive while the next additions of fish are quarantined before arriving to the tank.
So basically:
-how much of a water change should be done after tank cycled or will it depend on how much nitrates are in it?
-what would be the best, hardy, good size fish to add to the tank as the first resident and of coarse been at the lfs hopefully more than 3 weeks
My 150 gallon tank has reached zero nitrites and zero ammonia. After cycling with ammonia chloride which based off of adding ammonia every day. Just unsure of how much of a water change I should do tomorrow I hear 50% to 90%, as with a fish less cycle its recommended to add a few fish to the tank to preserve the bacteria after the completion of cycling. Also to preserve the bacteria I plan on tomorrow after the water change getting a hardy fish or two that have been at the lfs eating and healthy for at least over 3 weeks and of coarse make sure they have a long drip accumulation. Im unsure on what kind of hardy fish should be added first was thinking a yellow tang or something along the nature that has some size to it (to help keep the bacteria alive while the next additions of fish are quarantined before arriving to the tank.
So basically:
-how much of a water change should be done after tank cycled or will it depend on how much nitrates are in it?
-what would be the best, hardy, good size fish to add to the tank as the first resident and of coarse been at the lfs hopefully more than 3 weeks