Is this true or not?
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u need to cycle it as long as it takes. there is no exact schedule and there are a lot of variables. read about the nitrogen cycle a bit.
Thanks, They DID tell me something about when a white/gray cloud appears or something like that happens the tank is cycled.
You need a test kit. First the ammonia will spike, second the nitrite will spike. After the ammonia and nitrite have spiked and gone down to zero the NITRATE will start to rise. Do a large waterchange and you can start adding fish. Do not add every fish you want all at once ! you will have to let the filter build up to the bio load by slowly stocking the tank. If you add too many fish at once you will see thew ammonia and nitrite spike again. You will be able to see this with a good test kit.
You can speed up the cycling process with sea chem stability, just follow the directions on the bottle.
You can speed up the cycling process with sea chem stability, just follow the directions on the bottle.
If you're using some established media then I can see it taking 10 days or less, but if you're starting from scratch then I think the month you experienced before is more accurate.
Their method isn't all that bad. Atleast u could add a couple fish whereas throwing fish in on day one would be much worse.
Just find some seeded bio or take a filter from another tank and pop it on!
As stated above a test kit is benificial!
#1 S. Vettel
I dont think you could properly cycle a 150g with a single goldfish. A shrimp? I'd try a different LFS, no offense.
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