What method of cycling did you use and why

[BIGtyme]

alright ill have to give that a try

 

[krichardson]

And be very leary of those bottled cyclers. There have been alot of studies done about them and only one of them was proven to work. The name has slipped my mine but it had to be refridgerated and had a very short shelf life.

Probably that Marineland product.The bottled stuff also has expiration dates that you have to check,once a friend of mine had to throw out all the Fritzzyme on his shelves because he found out that they were all expired.I once cycled my 125 salt tank with three live lobsters from the market,after it was cycled I had a nice dinner.

 

[blattalady]

You gotta go with seasoned gravel and filters. Used tanks are the bomb!!!

 

[Bud8Fan]

I could not for the life of me find any non-sudsing ammonia and my wife wouldn't let me pee in the tank so I used a bunch of Tiger Barbs.

 

[packer43064]

Buy some Danios or what not(cheap cheap fish!) and throw them in the tank. And take out all of the HOB filters(the cartridges-I reuse them for months, but every once in awhile I just change them all)toss them in the tank(at least 5-6 diff cartridges filled with good ole nice bacteria) and within usually 2 weeks some times longer were ready to get some MONSTERZ!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[V1xIII]

Light stocking with live plants and filter seeding with cycled material from another tank.

 

[snoopy65]

First tank, fishy cycle. Since then established media or fishless. I learned from the first and all of the deaths that it was cruel to put any animal through that.

 

[Ben268]

Probably that Marineland product.The bottled stuff also has expiration dates that you have to check,once a friend of mine had to throw out all the Fritzzyme on his shelves because he found out that they were all expired.I once cycled my 125 salt tank with three live lobsters from the market,after it was cycled I had a nice dinner.

That has to be the best method i've heard yet.

 

[krichardson]

That has to be the best method i've heard yet.

Who needs damsels?

 

[cjohll]

I use guppies add 4 females and 1 male or more for a bigger tank