Cycle
by johnarthur
Nutrafin has been selling a product called Cycle for several years. In previous versions, it was supposed to encourage the growth of the bacteria necessary to the nitrogen cycle. In its latest version...
How do I cycle my tank?? my water smells and i took out the bubble pump it was just an extra thing for air for my fish. It is more silent now w/o the bubble pump.cleo is swimming more now in the tank ...
fishless cycleing in a larger tank will usually tank longer to cycle. I would give it a couple more weeks before you start to see your ammonia levels go down and your nitrite levels shoot way up.
I ...
Hi!
Can someone give me the complete life cycle of an angelfish; from egg to death...
Desperately needed...
Thanks in advance!!
So I this week I will be getting a 5gal tank for my betta, of course currently he is in a 1.5 uncycled tank.
When i get the 5gal, I intend to cycle it, but I want to do a fishless cycle using ammo...
...e next thing will be a nitrite spike. Probably, you have been cleaning the gravel too well. The nitrogen cycle involves growing several types of beneficial bacteria to ingest and neutralise (eat) ammo...
...unds. I assume the aquarium is glass and not plastic.
The beneficial bacteria that power the nitrogen cycle live in filter media, sand and gravel, decorations, plants, algae, etc. The UV filter may...
do you have to cycle a salt water tank and how long
Greetings All,
The 30g tank is up and running, and the cycle should be close to complete, I used some biozyme to speed up the process. I was hoping to add a picture, but I can't get the frak...
the life cycle of a angelfish?
...aquarium supply houses, Drsfostersmith.com, recently published a good, short explanation of the nitrogen cycle. The article doesn't have much techno-speak, so it's easy to read and understan...
... snakes and tarantulas... neither of which require a pump of any kind...
So, I 'rushed' a cycle by using gravel from an established tank and ended up putting my fish in it before the cy...
...hose compounds are toxic to fish, and both should measure zero after the aquarium completes its nitrogen cycle....
You should cycle the aquarium before adding fish.
...vel from an established aquarium, and i don't bother testing for ammonia for about three weeks, when the cycle should be in its last stages. I always get z...
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Probably in most cases where nitrogen compounds are too high, the culprit is an incomplete nitrogen cycle or a high biological load. Since nitrogen cycling has been mentioned, what is your favori...
... would recommend Zebra Danios. When I first had my tank, I didn't know anything about the nitrogen cycle so of course I buy some fish. I happened to buy Zebra Danios and put them in there and j...
... blog, too good to be buried here in two months. http://www.myaquariumclub.com/more-about-the-nitrogen-
cycle-46.html ...
Has anyone attempted a "silent cycle"? For those that haven't heard of the method, it is where one heavily plants the aquarium with plants. You can add your fish right away because the ...
faster cycle idea...
if i transfer my pond water to my tank?
John, I did all my test for amm,nitrite,and nitrate last night and today.
Amm---0
Nitrite---0
Nitrate---0
Should I wait and do more test and then do a water change or can I start to add 2 or 3 f...
I just finished cycling my 40 gal tank using pure amonina and I now have my amonina and nitrite readings down to 0. Now I am suppose to do a major water change, so how many gal of water should I be t...
I think you should either get a bigger tank, or buy some products to jump start the cycle. To get my tank to cycle I first tried a pet-smart brand bacteria supplement, but ti didn't owrk. Later I...
the tank is 30L not gallons,, i think i have to replace it.
By tank cycle, i think u mean establishment of the bacteria. how can i keep track of the cycle? Once the cycle has been established, does ...
The normal cycle time is a little more than a month for an aquarium that size. As discussed in other posts, you can do quite a few things to shorten the cycle time. You'll know the cycle is compl...
...arameters. The presence of ammonia or nitrite indicates that the aquarium has not completed its nitrogen cycle. Some pet stores don't tell you about the nitrogen cycle, but you will always have s...
...t him. And I spent about the same amount of time doing research as well.
I did a completely fishless cycle. With flake food only.
I left my Betta in his one gallon tank and was very diligent wi...
my 10g
by johnarthur
If the aquarium has been set up for only two weeks, it has not had time to go through the nitrogen cycle. Other posts on this website have detailed information about the nitrogen cycle. Until the nitr...
...e a favourite of mine but many have said how tempermental they are.
I realy thought I would have to cycle with a couple of fish but low and behold, I took a sample from my tank today and it had a...
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