Tank cycling...

Julez · 11-18-2009, 10:19 PM

Is it better to do the fishless cycling?? We cycled all of our tank with danios... that is how our local fish store told us to do it.... I would really like to try the other method...

Newman · 11-18-2009, 11:04 PM

use pure ammonia in conjunction with filter media from a matured tank. a simple slice off the sponge filter media from any of your running tanks would speed up the cycle. but keep adding ammonia to the tank. read up on ammonia cycling.

kezdoc09 · 11-19-2009, 03:23 PM

yes as newman says, its a bit mean using live fish plus its quicker without!

Julez · 11-19-2009, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newman

use pure ammonia in conjunction with filter media from a matured tank. a simple slice off the sponge filter media from any of your running tanks would speed up the cycle. but keep adding ammonia to the tank. read up on ammonia cycling.

Hmmm... very cool Newman... so follow the "recipe" in the stickys with the media in the filter...??

Newman · 11-19-2009, 10:22 PM

Lemme find the recipe that youre talking about...but yes thats essentially what you want to do.

EDIT: Yes that recipe should be your bible when you set up a new tank. if you read all of it youll see that he suggests putting some filter media from an established tank into the new filter in the cycling tank.

Julez · 11-19-2009, 10:50 PM

Thank you... Im all up for the help...

stoddern · 11-20-2009, 05:34 AM

find a thread with a post from Missfishy she has a link in her signiture that is the best to follow on cycling

11-18-2009, 10:19 PM	#1
Julez Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pensylvania... Posts: 44	Tank cycling... Is it better to do the fishless cycling?? We cycled all of our tank with danios... that is how our local fish store told us to do it.... I would really like to try the other method... __________________ 29 gallon- 1 Jack Dempsey, 1 Pleco 29 gallon- 1 Convict Cichlid, 1 "Mystery Cichlid", 1 Pleco 10 gallon- 1 fantail goldfish, 2 large trap door snail, and a bunch of baby snails... 55 gallon- 2 Oscars, 1 Giant Asian Catfish, 1 Rainbow Shark Will be looking for a 100+ gallon soon for Oscars...

11-18-2009, 11:04 PM	#2
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,828	use pure ammonia in conjunction with filter media from a matured tank. a simple slice off the sponge filter media from any of your running tanks would speed up the cycle. but keep adding ammonia to the tank. read up on ammonia cycling. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

11-19-2009, 10:22 PM	#5
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,828	Lemme find the recipe that youre talking about...but yes thats essentially what you want to do. EDIT: Yes that recipe should be your bible when you set up a new tank. if you read all of it youll see that he suggests putting some filter media from an established tank into the new filter in the cycling tank. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu Last edited by Newman; 11-19-2009 at 10:28 PM..

11-19-2009, 10:50 PM	#6
Julez Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pensylvania... Posts: 44	Thank you... Im all up for the help... __________________ 29 gallon- 1 Jack Dempsey, 1 Pleco 29 gallon- 1 Convict Cichlid, 1 "Mystery Cichlid", 1 Pleco 10 gallon- 1 fantail goldfish, 2 large trap door snail, and a bunch of baby snails... 55 gallon- 2 Oscars, 1 Giant Asian Catfish, 1 Rainbow Shark Will be looking for a 100+ gallon soon for Oscars...

11-20-2009, 05:34 AM	#7
stoddern Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 139	find a thread with a post from Missfishy she has a link in her signiture that is the best to follow on cycling __________________ 10gal.- Planted Anubias Lanceolota, Water Wistera, 4 Blue platy's, 1 Male Phantom Tetra, 2 Female Phantom tetras, 1 Upside Down Cat, 1 Blue Gourami. 20gal.- Planted Anubias Lanceolota, Water Wisteria. 1 Gold Gourami, 1 Giant Danio, 6 White Clouds, 2 Bristle Nose Pleco's.

11-19-2009, 03:23 PM	#3
kezdoc09 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 68	yes as newman says, its a bit mean using live fish plus its quicker without!