Tazman

Hi,

I have purchased my fist tank a 29 gallon and could use some advise. I have set it up for freshwater added my decor, water, heater and filter I am now ready to cycle the tank. I have done a lot of research including reading many posts on this site and have decided to do a fishless cycle. Because I can not find any ammonia I have added a medium raw shrimp inside a peace of nylon. the tank has been set up for 4 days now so far no ammonia. How long should it take before I start to see ammonia? and is there anything else I should be doing.

p.s. I have well water that has no additive and is not conected to a softner or filtration system, the water has been tested and is not hard it has a ph level of 7.2

any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

tag

yes.

That's what I thought, I just noticed it yesterday. Jackiebabie, and Inga became mods aswell, right?

Your welcome! How long have you Been a moderator?

Good job on becoming a moderator! I knew that this would happen! You are very smart!

oh cool. So about my tank...

Its actually 4 1/2 feet, so I think its fine. And also, is the EHEIM external filter good enough? I read that an external filter may not be good enough for a cichlid tank.

Hey tazman... I noticed you've joined less than a month ago but you're already a member! How did you do that?Well, I just wanted to thank you personally for your help for me and the forum as a whole. If it weren't for you, my Lake Malawi tank wouldn't have come together. Once again, thanks a lot!

No I have not

I wish I was though!

Hey, I saw your signature and was curious.....have you ever been on the TV show "Tanked"? I only ask because I see in your 180 gallon has all male fish, and I remember that in one episode they made a tank with that stocking. Sorry for bothering you.