Cycling Lecture

[PrairieSunflower]

I do silent cycling (you can google the term and find some great sites). Basically you have lots of live plants and wait until they are established (was about 2 weeks for me), and then slowly introduce fish 2 at a time. I also topped up with bacteria boosts. Not had a problem and the proper sort of plants absorb the ammonia so the fish were not harmed... but you are still waiting on the establishment of a proper good bacteria colony.

 

[FishFanatic04]

I am doing fishless cycles now on my 2 tanks whether my kids like it or not. I do appreciate this thread as an example that fish-in cycles CAN be done however, but you have to be willing to do the work.