Question: Cycle Crash Caught Early-- Where should Sally go for now?

[hdonahue]

Well I noticed Sally getting real active so decided I'd check the levels again. My cycle seems to have crashed. She is fine and in a bucket right now with safe water.

I need to recycle which I know how to do but was just wondering where I should keep her for the time being? Any suggestions she will be out of her home for atleast two weeks. Any suggestions?

 

[HappySkittles]

A plastic container would be fine. Just do water changes everyday.

When we moved, my axies were left in a bucket for a week till we could get everything set up for them. I didn't feed them as much so they didn't mess up their water and just did a partial change every day.

They did fine I'm sure 2 weeks in a plastic tub or bucket would be fine for yours too.

 

[hdonahue]

okie thats what I was planning on doing and I dont really have any other options anyway lol but thank you!

 

[carsona246]

Another option is cycling in the tank, just keep the ammonia below .5 ppm's. it will take longer to cycle a fish tank with the lower ammonia levels, but you'll be able to see her in the tank.

 

[blackdog]

What's the difference between cycling the tank wit the axie in it and having to change 20 -30 % water everyday, and keeping it in a bucket and having to change 100% water everyday?

None, IMHO, i'd just cycle with them in it.

The more relevant question might be, why did it crash?

Bren