what are the effects of cycling a tank with a fish? i need to get my 125 gal cycled, but im not sure if i can speed up the process. the gravel is the same gravel as when it was drained, not touched or cleaned, and the filters have been cycled before, i have the tank cycling right now, but the fish im going to put in it are to big for there current tank! so i kinda want to get them moved ASAP!!
cycling tank faster?
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i ran some test's after some quick chemicals to the tank and the params are, ammonia 0, nitrate 0, nitrite .15, and ph 7.9
the only way to speed up the process is to use mature media from one of your other filters. but even then, if your tank is filled and already has fish in it, you will need to keep an eye on the water parameters every day and do WC as needed
You can always get some live bacteria. I have used it on my tanks and had no problems with adding fish right away....I do let the tank run for a day before adding the bacteria and fish.
well like i said, one of my tanks is running with the old media in it, and i replaced the other with new media, and the gravel hasn't been washed, it was removed from the tank and placed in a plastic bag straight back into the tank after i set it up. i did some more test a couple hours later after adding ph down, working on one thing at a time, but the ph has dropped to 7.4-7.5. the stock isn't going to be to great. 1 payara scomb, 1 red tiger oscar, 1 geophagus, and 3 medium sized cats. the cats are at full size.