cycling a 37 gallon tank

[tonymofo]

I'm cycling a 37 gallon tank, I have a emporor 400 on it. Will it speed up the cycling process Fill it 60% tank water from an existing tank that is already cycled and fill the other 40% with new water.

I also added 2 goldfish if that helps!!!


Should I just go ahead and add a once of biospira????

 

[KenyanSandBoa]

That will definitely help speed it up. I just set up another tank and I used water from my large tank to fill it...cycled in a fraction of the time. I also soaked the bio-wheels prior to setting it up just get some of that BB culture up and running.

Adding the biospira will just speed it up even faster...I say go for it.

To be honest...I would get the goldfish out of there...they are poop machines and create a TON of waste...may stress out the new system.

Got any hungry monsters??

So, what are your plans for the tank anyway??

 

[tonymofo]

BABY BLACK PIRANHA!!!!

 

[Ianab]

While adding used water and bio-spira can help with the cycle, the best option is to use an already established filter (or the media from one).

That way you are transfering into your tank a filter pad or pack of ceramic noodles that already has a nice population of bacteria. All set up and ready to go. You might not have enough bacteria for a full load of fish, but you will have enough to support some and then you can build up the fish numbers from there.

I have a spare internal filter that just runs in one of my tanks. If I want to set up a new tank/new filter I just move it in. It may not be big enough for the tank, but it will support a smaller number of fish while the new filter system cycles.

But a couple of small goldfish should be fine for cycling.. you WANT lots of waste and something hardy enough to survive while the filter gets started.

Cheers

Ian