What Fish?

[importracer]

3-4 dozen Neon Tetras, 4 Convicts, Bio-Spira, and a used fFilter from another tank with "cycled," aged media...Test every other day....I cycled my recent 180 in just under a month....

 

[RadleyMiller]

It doesn't matter. Importracer, that sounds pretty expensive, especially since Neons are pretty sensative.

 

[Tongue33]

3-4 dozen Neon Tetras, 4 Convicts, Bio-Spira, and a used fFilter from another tank with "cycled," aged media...Test every other day....I cycled my recent 180 in just under a month....

Thats freakin cool!!

 

[milkman407]

You can do a number of methods, The oens posted above, Takeing water from a cycled tank and putting it into your not cycled one. Old filter media from other tanks. Or u can just drop some shrimp or dead fish in there. good luck

Also bio spira is good.

 

[cichlaguapote]

I always use the old media method.

 

[ZOO YORK 207]

I'm going to use old media and some cycled water from another tank.

 

[fishcatch22]

my one day cycle technique is to add media, decor, and gravel from an established tank to the new one. cycles it in a day.

 

[rallysman]

I squeeze all of my filters out in a new tank rather than a bucket of tank water, throw a few established sponge filters in, add the fish, and not worry about an ammonia spike. Works for me every time.

 

[rallysman]

I'm going to use old media and some cycled water from another tank.

The water wont really add anything, dont worry about it.
If you have an established filter, you have an established tank.

 

[Bderick67]

OK so what should I throw in there? Could I throw in some dead feeder goldfish? And how long should i kep them in there?

most feeder gold fish are already dead they just don't know it yet.

Anyhow what type filtration will you be using? If you have a similar type filter from another tank you can seed it with some media from that filter, but I would still add the raw uncooked shrimp. with a tank this size it will take some time, but be patient and do it right.

There is nothing worse than having to deal with an uncycled tank full of valuable fish.