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12-04-2003, 09:59 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Calgary AB
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|  Like almost everything in life, its more of a balance than a finite event. After a tank is initially populated, the bacteria need to grow enough to handle the wastes of the fish. Once there is enough bacteria to handle the waste output of the fish (usually called bio-load) Then the tank is 'cycled'. But add more fish, or feed more - otherwise causing more waste, the biological filter (the bacteria) need time to catch up, causing what is often refered to as a 'mini cycle' Andy
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12-05-2003, 10:10 AM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Scotland
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| Ah ok. Thanks. I'm beginning to get my head round the concept. Hmm, would you advise putting all your fish in a cycled tank at once then: so the conditions wouldnt change by adding new fish over time. Or add them gradually. |
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12-05-2003, 12:27 PM
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| Forum Manager  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado
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| Well it depends on the cycle...if you do a fishless cycle then the idea is to put all the fish in at once and then if you're going to add more you'll have to do it gradually. If you do a fish-in cycle, then you add them gradually after the initial cycle is over. Reason for the difference is that with a fishless cycle you've built up more bacteria than your tank will actually need...so it will support as large of a bioload as you want. With a fish-in cycle the bacteria are only building up to support the bioload you have in there of a couple of fish...so you have to build up the bacteria every time you add more fish. Does that make sense?
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12-06-2003, 09:57 PM
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| Forum Manager Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado
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| on SO many levels  yes. no fish harmed, good results right off bat, allows beginners to fool with everything about the tank BEFORE putting fish in it, faster....lol
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05-13-2004, 04:32 PM
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| bump to self...is this stickied??
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05-13-2004, 07:30 PM
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| Forum Manager Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado
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| Yes please do I'll sticky part 2 too, if you ever get around to writing it mister!
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05-23-2004, 10:17 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Uniontown OH USA
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| There needs to be more articles like this. Nobody is taking the interaction away from this site but I would certainly read stuff such as this before asking many questions because it provides answers to questions some may not have even thought to ask. Very nice job Andy. |
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05-27-2004, 08:18 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Washington a natural rain forrest(cool rainy weather) We love it!
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| Very informative guys thanks from a newbe that needs more input like this. About how long does it take to cycle anyway? I'm in just over 3 weeks
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