So I have two questions.
One, is there anything I have to put in my tank while it’s cycling for the plants? Like water plant food or something?
Two, I set up this tank for my parents and she doesn’t want to let it cycle. She already put snails and shrimp in there the first day we set it up and almost all of them died. I don’t know scientifically why cycling the tank helps it and because I can’t explain the reason other than “everyone does it” and “it works” so she’s being stubborn about it. Does anyone know exactly why cycling is needed? Also how long should I let a planted 50 gal tank cycle before adding fish?
