Fish cycle??

[arowanaryan]

Now Ive heard and read about a "fish less" cycling of a tank, but is there cycling of a tank "with fish"?

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

Yes, but stick to fishless cycle

 

[carsona246]

that is if you haven't already go the fish in your tank. if you do already have the fish in the tank, you're going to need an ammonia,nitrite, and nitrate test kit and get ready for daily waterchanges for 6 or so weeks

 

[dhjr0915]

Yeh I would go with a fish less cycle but if u want to test ur water along with test kits I would drop in some silver dollars lol....

 

[Jimmy16]

i found the best way to cycle a tank is to use a filter that's already been in a cycled tank in the new tank. use the half the water from the old tank too if that's possible and you can have a cycled tank in a day.

 

[lipadj46]

adding established tank water does nothing much. search for the endless cycling threads that break down into the fishless vs. fish in cycling people. With all the information available to us these days still doing a fish in cycle from scratch (ie without cycled media or using tetra safestart or whatnot) is pretty ignorant, impatient or lazy.

 

[JK47]

adding established tank water does nothing much. search for the endless cycling threads that break down into the fishless vs. fish in cycling people. With all the information available to us these days still doing a fish in cycle from scratch (ie without cycled media or using tetra safestart or whatnot) is pretty ignorant, impatient or lazy.

I agree but would add "innocent & unexperienced" to your list. Some people are innocent, trying to get into the hobby and doing research after having already bought the fish, it happens. I think a lot of us fell into this category when new and there is nothing wrong with that.

 

[lipadj46]

I agree but would add "innocent & unexperienced" to your list. Some people are innocent, trying to get into the hobby and doing research after having already bought the fish, it happens. I think a lot of us fell into this category when new and there is nothing wrong with that.

yes definitely I made that mistake at first

 

[arowanaryan]

yes definitely I made that mistake at first

Its all good cuz I kinda fall under the categories of innocent inexperienced and really itching to get this damn tank up! lol

 

[broken]

Get yourself some seachem stability and your tank will be cycled in a week or so, just fallow the directions to a T.