cycling

I just set up a 20g tank.  I put in a used whisper filter from my other tank (happened to be good timing, just replaced it) as biomedia to speed up the cycling process.   Then I dumped in a whole bunch of blackworms thinking they would produce ammonia + eventually die to add to the bacteria in...

Okay, so I've been raised around fish tanks for most of my life but I can't seem to get this darn thing right on my own. Took my mom about 3 years to figure out exactly how to set up a tank perfectly for an Oscar Fish. I decided I did not want to kill my fish three times before I asked for help...

I have a few question. I am new at fishkeeping. I have read about the nitrogen cycle, required equipment and my tank is all set up. Okay, so my father does not trust the rotting food and shrimp cycling methods no matter what I say and soap-free ammonia is hard to find so I will have to use...

Hello!   I have some questions about adding things to my tank. When my Gold Dust Molly had 14 fry, we had to rush out to the store to buy a 10 gallon tank so we could fit the breeding tank in with mama Buzz.   It was from one fish in a 2.5 gallon to 14 fry and one adult Molly in a 10 Gallon...

I put two ten gallon filters on my 15 gallon tank. Then bought a new filter for my 10 gallon tank. All went well until the cloudiness wasn't clearing on the 10 gallon (been like this for almost a week now). So, I went and took one of the 10 gallon filters I had on the 15 gallon (which was on the...

how can I cycle a 10-20 gallon tank with guppies. I want to breed guppies and that's the only thing I want in that tank. how long will I do a cycle with fish in and im planning on putting live plants when do I put those in the tank? how many days after the tank is setup can I put the fish in...

Hi All,   I didn't think I'd get a 10 gal till Nov or so, but I was doing my back to school shopping at Walmart and right across from the 17 cent 1 subject notebooks was the pet aisle - and right in my line of vision was a 10 gal for $13.97 - woohoo!   Currently [in case you haven't seen my...

So im at day 15 of cycling my 10 gal tank and i am excited that i am finally seeing nitrite because that just means that i am getting that much closer to being cycled and getting my endlers!!  This may seem silly but i'm just excited that i am one step closer!! 

I have a 5 gallon Fluval spec with my male Betta in it, and it's been running for about 4 days now. The ammonia is at 0 and so is the nitrite, but the nitrate is at 20 ppm. I'm confused because should a tank be fully cycled that fast? Or is there another reason? I've used Nutrafin Cycle as...

Hi all, I'm betting the answer is 'no' but asking anyway :) Is it possible to cycle a tank that doesn't have a filter? I have a 2 gallon tank with 1 beta in it, 2 fake plants, and aquarium gravel. I don't have a tank filtration system for this little tank. Is it possible to "cycle" this way...

So i went to the store and bought ammonia the ingredients are ammonium hydroxide and surfactant

Hi all!   I'm new to both this forum and aquariums, and I need your help! My husband has wanted a tank for years, and while his dream is coming true, we've hit an obstacle that he didn't see coming. We set up our tank on Monday night (4 days ago). Yesterday (day 3) the water was cloudy, whereas...

Hi all,   I've just moved from a 50 litre tank to a 200 litre which is currently cycling.   I'm hoping to create a well planted community tank filled with small schools of small fish.   Plants so far: Egeria Densa Green Cabomba Bacopa Monnieri Dwarf Sagittara   Fish so far: 1 x Female...

This is an open thread to ask questions about cycling.

Could someone please tell me how often i should be doing waterchanges in my 27L tank, its got a 25w heater, real plants, no fish yet will be used for a betta. 

I have a 10gal tank that has been cycling with fish for ~4 weeks.  I have 0 ammonium and my pH is generally around 7, though today it was 7.5.  Not worried about that because I'm going brackish soon.  My nitrite has been high for over a week now, though.  It was .75 maybe 5-6 days ago.  Today he...

Hi all, I posted this comment on another thread awhile ago and thought that I should get it checked out to see what faults you can find with using this guide to cycle with cloudy ammonia:   The other day, after I went to my nearest supermarket to see if they had any pure/clear ammonia, I started...

Hi all,   I've recently acquired a 200L Roma 200 tank from eBay and it's all setup and ready to go. All the decorations, live plants, filtration, air bubbles and water etc are all in and I've started a fishless cycle (pic attached). Water was tested on day 3 and it had a pH level of ~7.5.   Now...

Hi,   This may seem silly but I do not understand what filter media is. It's described often, used frequently, but when I look at my filter, I just don't understand what part of it is the media. When I have replaced my filters, I just have bought the packs.   This is my...

Hi   I have recently bought a new tank (Aquanano 40, 55ltr) and am currently running a fishless cycle.  This has been going for over a week now and progress is pretty slow.  My Ammonia reading has been about 4ppm for the last 6 days and doesn't seem to be going down.  I finally have some Nitrite...