Sorry - I dont understand - perhaps I'm dense. Below are the directions for Dr. Tim's the key quote being by day 7-8 - your ammonia nitrate will be close to 0 OR below .5 at this point your tank is 'cycled'To see how quickly the ammonia is being processed. I've been reading that my ammonia and nitrites should be 0 after 24 hours of adding ammonia to signify that i am cycled.
"To add One & Only shake the bottle well for a few seconds then pour the entire bottle into your tank. You can also add the One & Only to your sump or filter. Your aquarium water may become cloudy but do not worry it will clear in a short time. Add 4 drops (and 4 drops only*) of DrTim’s ammonium chloride per gallon of aquarium water. This is Day 1 in the chart below. We DO NOT recommend using household ammonia.
Wait 24 hrs - measure ammonia, nitrite and pH. Record on the chart below - this is day 2. On day 3 add another 4 drops of ammonia per gallon of aquarium water**. Measure and record water quality for 2 more days. On Day 6 add another 4 drops of ammonium chloride per gallon of aquarium water**. Measure water quality on Days 7 & 8 - in most cases at this point ammonia and nitrite will be zero or below 0.5. Congrats! Your tank is cycled - now you can add some fish and enjoy your aquarium! Follow the schedule on the chart below ending with your first biweekly 25% water change."
I am not sure that he needs to add the fish more slowly - simply because the directions on the Fritz 9000 allow for fish addition on day 1. Though I agree with you - that he has a lot of fish. IMHO - with an ammonia badge - and added bacteria - and the fact that his tank is 'cycled' - he should be good - BUT - sometimes caution is bestI think 2 hours is pretty short time frame. If the bacteria can process 2 ppm ammonia in 24 hours, that is good. Since the tank is newly cycled, you WILL need to add the fish in smaller groups.
Jay
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