Newbie question

[BioGirl]

I am getting a baby axie in a month (my first!) and set up the tank this morning so it would have plenty of time to cycle. It has been a very long time since I have had an aquarium and i am very rusty on the chemistry of it. I have a ten gallon, sand bottom, currently one live plant in it and I have some Java Moss on order. I also have a few amphipods swimming around to eat detritus, etc (and to maybe be an axie snack some day ) I put two tsp stress zyme in it this morning, and the directions say to add again in 7 and 14 days to get the biological processes going. Is there anything else I should do? How much water should I change and how often? I don't want to kill my axie!
Thanks everyone
BioGirl

 

[smily sam]

i don't think you need to water changes till you have your axie in the tank

 

[Shizeric]

Here is an explanation of the cycling process: Caudata Culture Articles - Cycling

And a heads up, a 10 gallon tank will be too small for an adult axolotl.

 

[BioGirl]

yeah it is a baby (about 3 inches), so it should be ok for a bit. I plan on getting a much bigger aquarium soon though. Thanks for that link, that is awesome. I will definitely reference that!