how do you cycle your tank???
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I always use old media, read this, happened on last tank. You know its cycled when your ammonia/nitrite levels stay at zero.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323896
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323896
I cycled mine with fish. I have extra filters on my tanks so if I want to set up a new tank I already have a cycled filter for it.
The nitrogen cycle.
http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ciclo.php
The nitrogen cycle.
http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ciclo.php
set ur tank up add water,,,
then go to ur lfs and buy a bunch of the cheapest plants u can find....
black skirt tetras can b added,ther imder water vpsvh roavjrd an will help ur tank cycle...
make sure u do water changes
then go to ur lfs and buy a bunch of the cheapest plants u can find....
black skirt tetras can b added,ther imder water vpsvh roavjrd an will help ur tank cycle...
make sure u do water changes
dannyboiiii;4078610; said:
what?!? using est. media is the best way to go. using fish to cycle can kill the fish in the process, using pure ammonia can be tricky, and if you dont have est media im sure your lfs will give you some
I use a fish and old media. Realize every time you add a fish you put yourself through a mini cycle.
Or just a sponge/pad from a cycled tank.
The old-school way, so I've been told by a few, was to pee in the tank once a day until test kits show no ammonia, then do a very large (like 90%) water change and add your fish. Now if you don't have access to live culture from a filter and don't want to pee in your tank (not so good, think hormones, human metabolic junk, etc.), pure ammonia is the easiest thing to use. There are articles here full of how to do that.
The old-school way, so I've been told by a few, was to pee in the tank once a day until test kits show no ammonia, then do a very large (like 90%) water change and add your fish. Now if you don't have access to live culture from a filter and don't want to pee in your tank (not so good, think hormones, human metabolic junk, etc.), pure ammonia is the easiest thing to use. There are articles here full of how to do that.