Treating water

Stop adding the ammolock. That isn't helping at all, you are probably adding to the problem and hindering the cycling process by continuing to use it. Remember the regular waterchanges will keep things down.

Borrowed a quote from Magustrate, as he can state it far more eloquently than I :D regarding Cycle:

Abrahm said:
These products are nearly exclusively hoaxes and ways to make a cheap buck off unsuspecting consumers. Bacteria could not live in these bottles for extended periods of time at room temperature and there are no "Best if used by dates" even. The best you could expect from these products is dead beneficial bacteria which is what causes the ammonia spike as they are broken down. Usually all you get is dead bacteria.

Biospira has a very good reputation in the fish hobby and many positive anecdotes with documented ammonia/nitrite levels that show it can help in cycle a tank. It has live bacteria, will only be found refrigerated (or it should be refused) and has a "best by" date. It can also be quite expensive.
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As far as I'm aware Biospira is not sold in NZ or Australia only Cycle and many fish keepers/enthusiasts think it's a waste of money.

The first tank we cycled without axolotls in, we used a cube of raw meat and dropped it in the tank and basically left it, no waterchanges, left filter running and just regular weekly testing. Once it was cycled we did a 20% waterchange then added our first axolotl. Monitored the water parameters for a week and a half as there was a slight rise then drop in ammonia as it adjusted to the new edition. We added the 2nd then 3rd axolotls in the same way - staggering them over each week and a half or two weeks so the tank adjusted accordingly to the new editions and didn't have a huge impact on the cycled tank.

We tend to cycle our tanks with axolotls from scratch now.
 
Will my tank still be able to cycle with my axie in it? Because I don't have any where else to keep her. Also, how long will it take for the ammonia levels to drop. I understand that when any fish (or in this salamander) are exposed to a trace amount (i.e. 0.25 or more) of ammonia it can be detrimental to their health, or worse- even fatal.

Jay
 
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