Alternatives To Bio Spira

[BlueEyedFox]

OH MY GOSH, I cant take it. It seems the only cycling product that works other than natural cycling is Bio Spira and I cant find it ANYWHERE.

Are there any real good alterntives to Bio Spira, I set up my Tank yesterday and its just sitting there and I would love to be able to get my fish in there as soon as possible with a cycle without dying.

 

[Corleone]

What do you mean by "natural" cycling? For the sake of me continuing to type, I'm going to assume you mean with fish.

There is fishless cycling. It'll take time, but it is generally faster than using fish, and doesn't place the fish in danger (and as an added bonus, you can stock the tank quite well after it's finished instead of slowly introducing fish). There's a thread covering it pinned at the top of this forum. All you'll need is suitable ammonia (the thread covers what you want and don't want), and a test kit (which you'd want anyway). Get a liquid test kit, since they're more accurate, easier to read, and in the long run much cheaper than strips. I use the API freshwater master kit, and instead of buying a whole new kit, I just replace the individual tests as they run out, which is pretty rare (the only one that's run out is the one I dropped and spilled half of on the floor).