Hi everyone,
I haven't been here for awhile but I have a question I can't get answered in the Facebook group(s). I just planted this 20 long 4days ago. Got these beautiful plants from aquarium co-op of course! Super happy with the plants! I didn't mean to have so many water column plants! Anyway to my question. I used controsoil which releases ammonia for up to a week to aid with the plant establishment process. I already added the sponge filter I had running in an established tank for over a month. Will the beneficial bacteria in the sponge be alright for up to a week before adding fish or should I be adding fish food? Is the soil feeding the BB? I wasn't sure so I added a sinking mini water. The water is 1.0 ammonia 0 nitrite and about 15 nitrates.