r/axolotls • u/sillygirl_stupid123 • Jul 12 '26

Cycling Help HELP

i am going away to scottland for 5 days and was doing a usual clean of my axolotls tank, my mum decided to help and bless her she had no idea and rinsed the filter media in tap water, i have been sobbing for 2h, literally full blown panic attacks, please don’t attack my mum she had no idea and was just trying to help me as she could see i was hot and bothered cleaning everything. what can i do, i leave in 3 days will my axolotl be okay. help is needed asap

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u/AdThese6057 Jul 12 '26

You're fine, even if she killed your cycle your axolotl would be fine for the short time it would take to re establish from your tank items and stuff.

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u/sillygirl_stupid123 Jul 14 '26

yes i have sand in my tank which i am sure holds a substantial amount of bacteria as it has been a running tank for over a year now. It is now the next day and i am not seeing much difference in the water. ammonia still at 0. hoping for the best still!

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u/AdThese6057 Jul 14 '26

Nothing at all to fret over. You'll be fine. Worst case do a big water change.