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Yea!!! Fishless cycle is complete!!!

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#1 ·
After 4 weeks My tank is now ready for fish! Its a 55gal light brackish tank. This is my first brackish, cant wait to get some fish in there! Ammonia and nitrites have both dropped to zerro two days in a row!
 
#5 ·
Please do keep an eye on ammonia and or nitrites after adding the fish. It is not uncommon to have small spikes in both after fish are added unless added two at a time. I would acclimate the fish slowly with lights off in aquarium and would not feed for twelve to twentyfour hours. Are you placing them in quarantine or directly into the tank? Fish that are shipped are usually stressed .By leaving the lights off and holding back food they can better adjust. Just my opinion.;-)
 
#6 ·
Thanks 1077. I wish one of my lfs carried these fish, so I would not have to add them all at once, but they dont. I will be sure to check levels a few times each day! I will acclimate them with the drip method. I am not sure what salt levels they are currently in, so I will take it slow. I will be placing them into the 55 for qt. I have some flounder I want to move into brackish, but I will wait a few weeks to make sure the new guys are all healthy before moving them.
I will take some picture, but they will not be good, my camera is not that great.
 
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