Question: Cycling a tank?

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If I fill up a 10 gal with about 7 gals of water from a well established tank and top it off with a fresh tap water then use a HOB that has been running for months on another tank would there be any need to cycle the tank.
 
pacudan;2572548; said:
If I fill up a 10 gal with about 7 gals of water from a well established tank and top it off with a fresh tap water then use a HOB that has been running for months on another tank would there be any need to cycle the tank.
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not really because thats all ive done but no1 has realised it yet, its just that easy to do instead of waiting for the cycle. some people cant do it this way so haveto wait which is a bit of a bummer but thats the way it goes i suppose :thumbsup:
 
Thats usually wat I do. Most of the time I let it sit for a week or so before adding fish, but one of my tanks cracked so it was kind of an emergency.
 
Easiest way by far is to go a week extra on our biggest tank and fill the new one with the waste after a water change and leave it for a few weeks with only water changes from waste from the other tanks. I spend most of my spare time aiming at perfect water params, setting up another tank feels great!
 
pacudan;2572558; said:
Thats usually wat I do. Most of the time I let it sit for a week or so before adding fish, but one of my tanks cracked so it was kind of an emergency.
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imo even when you let it sit for a week or so it still isnt right so you end up with 3 options, do it the way we have just done, feed the tank fish food with no fish in it which usually takes a few days or put fish in to cycle it for you but i would never put fish in which i am planning on becomming attached to.

they just end up back in the quarantine tank after the cycle :)
 
Yanbbrox;2572564; said:
Easiest way by far is to go a week extra on our biggest tank and fill the new one with the waste after a water change and leave it for a few weeks with only water changes from waste from the other tanks. I spend most of my spare time aiming at perfect water params, setting up another tank feels great!
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:iagree: it does feel good to setup a new tank, its allways good to have cycled tanks and filters to start off with as it speeds things up 10fold:nilly:
 
Ummm....ok Einstiens. You cycle a filter, not a tank. Trust me when I say this: We get it. We have been here way longer than you noobs. We truly do get it. We have tried to get people to say that you cycle the filter instead of the tank but it is a lost cause. Of course you two can carry the torch for a while until you are both blue in the face and your fingers are bleeding stubs.






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CHOMPERS;2572578; said:
Ummm....ok Einstiens. You cycle a filter, not a tank. Trust me when I say this: We get it. We have been here way longer than you noobs. We truly do get it. We have tried to get people to say that you cycle the filter instead of the tank but it is a lost cause. Of course you two can carry the torch for a while until you are both blue in the face and your fingers are bleeding stubs.






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:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL: dude its christmas why so down, i thought this site was for people to learn from other peoples experiences, fair enough you been here a long time, a lot longer than me but ive learnt alot since ive been here and its all thanks to the likes of you chompers so cheer up dude and try not to be so harsh on us noobs :headbang2:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL: merry christmas m8:D
 
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