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Greetings to you all. I have a 180l tropical community fishtank which I started up at the beginning of this year. I have read up a good bit on the subject but have soooo much more to learn !!! ;) I will undoubtedly be asking the forums lots of questions and will try to help the even-newer...

Hi Ariadne, The term 'cycling' a tank refers to the time required for bacteria to develop and deal with the ammonia/nitrite levels in your water. The way it works is some bacteria develop in your tank (mostly in your filter media). One type of bacteria transforms your ammonia into nitrite and...