I read some where that you cannot do a fishless cycle with live plant added to the tank. Cause the anmonia will kill the plants. Would adding seachem stability to cycling tank with live plant help cycle tank faster? Live plants alone enough to cycle the tank? Also I would adding pothos to mix
cycling a 55 gallon tank
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My best suggestion for a quick cycle? Add used filter media to new filters. Then give the used media something to eat, by keeping zebra dainos or guppies.
Some people prefer to do a fishless cycle. I just start small. Add one or two fish, wait a few weeks, add another fish. I gradually bulid the stock up over time.
I'm not sure how cycling will impact the plants. You may want to post this in the planted tank section.
I'm not sure how cycling will impact the plants. You may want to post this in the planted tank section.
HMMM, if you do a FISHLESS cycle, there will not be any ammonia. If you use seachem stability, it will help you cycle the tank (to do a fishless cycle) but you also take the chance of killing the plants from the cycle. Id wait till your tank is cycled and settled before adding plants. Plants are hard enough to get rt in an established tank, let alone a tank you are just starting up.