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Cycling a tank is vital to keeping your fish alive. This section is where you can read about cycling (the nitrogen cycle) and ask questions about how to do it properly.

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Chad
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Ask Questions About Cycling
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AlexT
AlexT
Essjay
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Cycle Your Tank! A Complete Guide For Beginners
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Essjay
Essjay
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Goop
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Oddball59
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New Tank Queries
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Country joe
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OldFishKeeper
Does "Bottled" Bacteria Really Help Cycling?
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OnlyGenusCaps
OnlyGenusCaps
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Cycled Tank, Fish Are Dying
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MaloK
MaloK
Fishies4Ever
How should I cycle my tank? I need to do it fast!
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10 Tanks
10 Tanks
Sgooosh
Bacterial Bloom in outdoor mini pond?
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Sgooosh
Sgooosh
Ieesha99
Tank cycle
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224
Essjay
Essjay
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New Aquarium Owner Questions!?
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232
Colin_T
Colin_T
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Adding more substrate - any risks?
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331
Stevetheadi
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Oldspartan
New tank cycling
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780
Oldspartan
Oldspartan
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Aquarium cycle still has not started
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530
TwoTankAmin
TwoTankAmin
jxr182
My new nano(ish)
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10
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407
MaloK
MaloK
sharkweek178
Weird cycle test results.
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579
Ram419
Ram419
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Fluval 252l Shacker - Cycle
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462
Wade90
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JuiceBox52
Is my tank cycled?
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462
TheFishWhisperer
TheFishWhisperer
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Unexpected day 1 results
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713
RandyGD
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Seisage
Blackwater (low pH, low KH) tank cycling
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476
Seisage
Seisage
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Water changes during cycling?
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5
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462
TwoTankAmin
TwoTankAmin
Seisage
Fishless cycling a blackwater tank. Combo fishless/silent cycling?
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377
GaryE
GaryE
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Am I nearly cycled or did I mess up
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Lcc86
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New Filter....How long should I leave old in place.
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TwoTankAmin
TwoTankAmin
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Is this normal when cycling?
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Mazain
Mazain
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Need help with my cycle
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348
Essjay
Essjay
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Frontosa issue in new tank
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354
10 Tanks
10 Tanks
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Tank Cycling Question
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454
Rollxr
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Ammonia Added But Cycle Yet Still Hasn’t Started
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415
TwoTankAmin
TwoTankAmin
Coolysd
Stage 2 "Snack Dose" Clarification
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6
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471
Coolysd
Coolysd
Magnum Man
Ok… are there really any benefits to fishless cycling, over the instant, add beneficial bacteria, and add fish the same day???
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Ram419
Ram419
Magnum Man
The "Traveling Ammonia Crew"....
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374
Magnum Man
Magnum Man
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Keeping a fishless tank cycled
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3
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352
Ichthys
Ichthys
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