ways to cycle your tank

[guppiman13]

What are some ways to cycle your tank without fish. I have heard that putting a piece of fish or krill in the tank and leaving it their will cycle your tank. If this is true, how long should I leave the krill in the tank. Should i just leave the krill in the tank and keep checking the params until the are correct. I have a 29 gallon tank.
Thanks in advance.

 

[KYeasting]

Put some ammonia in the water. Measure it out so you can accurately adjust it. Raise the concentration up to around 4ppm. This should start fishless cycling.

 

[Gene0514]

Live Rock and Live sand is all you need

the die-off from the LR and LS will fuel the cycle

 

[BIGgourami]

Live Rock and Live sand is all you need

the die-off from the LR and LS will fuel the cycle

if it's all un-cured

 

[Gene0514]

if it's all un-cured

Even if it is cured, the die-off of bacteria when the rock is taken out of the tank and transfered will do the same thing.

 

[paopanlilio]

dead shrimp!!!

 

[Juxtaroberto]

You can buy pure ammonia and add it to the water...

I think it's much simpler to simply put raw shrimp in there and let it rot. Check your parameters in a month and if they're 0, 0, and 10 then you're good to go.

Remove the shrimp, obviously.

 

[orbit]

In a 29g tank? just buy a 5lbs piece of live rock and put it in there. Its something you'll want anyway.

I did just live rock in my set up and it was completely cycled in 1 solid week. That is all I used too.