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					Originally Posted by  paddyob
					 
				 
				So you put the hippo... in a brand new 15 gallon tank???? 
 
 
 
 
Why would you put any fish... let alone a HIppo Tang into an uncycled tank???? 
			
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 When using copper/cupramine it kills any bacteria anyways. Cycling the tank would be for nothing. 
That's why you see the ammonia spike and stay on top of your water changes!!!