Cycling New Tank.

[Sharpie]

I would like to start cycling my tank asap the only problem is I’m leaving to go back home in a few weeks and I have to transport the tank in my car for an hour and a half back and forth. The up side is I’ll have 5 weeks to cycle the tank. I looked into fishless cycling and from what I’m reading it seems like it produces mixed results for more work. I’ll do the same thing as my last tank and just use some cheep “suicide” fish. My plan is to use a few of my roommate’s feeder gold fish to start the tank. Then after they do their job I’ll just give them to his Parana (pore guys)and put the new ones in. I went out and got a water filter and test kit to get the city water to a usable condition and the feeder fish are on hand. I just wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions or warnings.

 

[kribensis12]

For like 3 dollars you can buy BIO-ZYME. BioZyme is a Beneficial Bacteria Starter, so basically it is powderd live Bacteria( i think). I dump alot in my 10 gallon tnak, mand put fish in it. I checked the water daily, and i havent noticed nitrite's, Ammonia, Nitrates. It works, and is dead cheap. I tcomes in a Yellow Container. Here is a link: http/images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...um=10&hl=en
Hope this help's!

 

[Sharpie]

For like 3 dollars you can buy BIO-ZYME. BioZyme is a Beneficial Bacteria Starter, so basically it is powderd live Bacteria( i think). I dump alot in my 10 gallon tnak, mand put fish in it. I checked the water daily, and i havent noticed nitrite's, Ammonia, Nitrates. It works, and is dead cheap. I tcomes in a Yellow Container. Here is a link: <a href="http/images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...um=10&hl=en" target="_blank">http/images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...um=10&hl=en</a>
Hope this help's!

Thanks I actually have something like that. It pretty much saved my roommates Parana. He didn’t know what cycling was when he got the fish and I wasn’t there when the pet shop owner told him to just get the fish the same day he got the tank.

 

[kribensis12]

Well, it worked for me, and it is so cheap, i think it would be worth a try.

 

[Sharpie]

Well, it worked for me, and it is so cheap, i think it would be worth a try.

If it will help I'll look into it, thanks.

 

[kribensis12]

It ahould completely cycle it in a few hours. Make sure you are running your filter, so the bacteria can grow in it.