Greetings,
I've been searching on this topic for a bit, and I have found a few rough answers, but looking for a bit more guidance/advice. Situation is I am about to start cycling my new tank. I know the process for this, so I think I'm well prepared in that regard. However, I have some family things coming up and then it will take a couple of weeks to get a couple clownfish as well once I'm ready for them. So, I just have no idea when I'll be able to actually get the fish and add them to my tank. Say I have my tank cycled, how long can I wait before I need to start adding fish, and what are the steps to fill that gap to simulate the bio load the new fish would create in the meantime?
So, it is a bit of a different question than usual, I'm not looking to add things as quickly as possible, rather how slow I can go, lol.
Appreciate any advice here. Just don't want to go through the whole cycle process and then screw something up because I waited too long to add any livestock.
I've been searching on this topic for a bit, and I have found a few rough answers, but looking for a bit more guidance/advice. Situation is I am about to start cycling my new tank. I know the process for this, so I think I'm well prepared in that regard. However, I have some family things coming up and then it will take a couple of weeks to get a couple clownfish as well once I'm ready for them. So, I just have no idea when I'll be able to actually get the fish and add them to my tank. Say I have my tank cycled, how long can I wait before I need to start adding fish, and what are the steps to fill that gap to simulate the bio load the new fish would create in the meantime?
So, it is a bit of a different question than usual, I'm not looking to add things as quickly as possible, rather how slow I can go, lol.
Appreciate any advice here. Just don't want to go through the whole cycle process and then screw something up because I waited too long to add any livestock.
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