cycle

Well it's week two and every morning I have been adding ammonia to keep levels at 4 ppm. Ammonia drops fast to 0 over night. Nitrites are at 5+ ppm. I can't wait until I do that nitrite check and have 0. Ph is stable at 8.2. The wait sucks though. I want fish in my tank. Just figured I would...

I have a tank that I've been having a bit of trouble with lately....and had an epiphany this evening about what may be contributing to my problems. Here's the situation: I have a tank rack with 16, 10 and 15 gallon tanks, all filtered with HMFs, and until now, they've been rock solid and...

I need to quick cycle my 40b for some fish that I need to order soon. What is the best way?

I just set up a 55gal tank for cichlids. Can I buy feeder minnow to cycle my tank and then just add the cichlids to get rid of the minnows? How many minnow should I get? I'm also using filter media from my 75 gallon community tank to help with the cycle. The 55gal is also already planted with 4...

I just set up a 55gal tank for cichlids. Can I buy feeder minnow to cycle my tank and then just add the cichlids to get rid of the minnows? How many minnow should I get? I'm also using filter media from my 75 gallon community tank to help with the cycle. The 55gal is also already planted with 4...

I really want to participate in the group buy from Dave's but i'm not surr if i can get the tank cycled in time. If I can get around to setting my tank up the 28th, do you think there is any chance it would be cycled in time? I can't do it this weekend b/c I'm in Florida helping father recover...

Hello All -- I am transferring my 29 to a new 55. Is there someone in the Rockville area that can lend me a piece of sponge to put on the intake tube to help quickly cycle the new tank? Will this even work?

Well, they do keep tabs on this forum. I got a message that I haven't posted for a few weeks. So I had a question about cycling. I accidentally added ammonia to 10ppm in a ten gallon tank rather than the 5ppm suggested for a fishless cycle. I did catch the mistake albeit a little late, did...

I checked tank readings tonight on my JD's soon-to-be home. I got 0.5ppm ammonia, 0.0ppm Nitrites, and 20ppm Nitrates. This is my first attempt at a fishless cycle and it started off rocky as I followed some not so clear instructions. I've been at it for about 3 or 4 weeks now. First...

I am doing a fishless cycle, which I started on: Sunday morning: I dose the tank with 5mls of Ammonia Hydroxide (couldn’t find the Chloride variant) from a brand of which many others have enjoyed success. I chase this with the recommended dosage of StressZyme. The tank climbs up to about...

It was a little over a year ago that I got my group of juvy Tropheus Red from Daniel. What a quick reproduction cycle. In less than a year, they went from juvy, to young adult, to new juvy. In one year, I have the same size fish swimming around in the tank as I had when I got the original...

What is the easiest way to cycle a new tank. We have 2 tanks that I know are cycled. How do I use my other tanks to start it? Going to set up a 20 long dwarf cichlid tank. Thanks Kelly and Dennis