What should I do? Plant cycling or normal fish cycling

[Graveyardgnome20]

I didn’t cycle my axolotls 29 gallon when I get them in April. They have been fine since, their water is at 65f and they eat normally. I have a 55 gallon I bought for the two of them. I don’t know how to cycle but I found a reddit that helped me understand. I’m still worried I’m gonna mess up and I’m not sure what I should do.

I was thinking maybe I could buy a bunch of plants and cycle it that way? I’m using a filter for the 29 gallon too. So I’m not sure. I’m just really worried, I love my axolotls. I’m willing to spend the money to cycle their tank. I just think I’m gonna mess it up, are there any alternatives? I really don’t want my axolotls to die because I didn’t know how to do something.

I am willing to cycle their tank. I’m just worried I’m gonna mess it up. So I’m looking for other alternatives.

 

[minorhero]

There are a lot of videos out there on how to cycle a tank. All you need is a source of ammonia and a test kit. The ammonia can come from liquid ammonia like Dr Tims bought on Amazon or it could literally be some axolotl food you dump in the tank and let rot (about one or two feedings worth). Then take measurements with a liquid test kit for ammonia until you see 1 or 2 ppm of ammonia. Take readings every day and you will eventually see the ammonia disappear. This takes around 2 to 6 weeks typically. When you have zero ammonia and nitrite you are good to go.

You will see variations on the above because there are many ways to get a cycled tank not because it's hard to do.

Good luck