Cycling Question!

[banka01]

how do i cycle a fresh water tank with fish in side, right now i have 2 emperor tetras, 4 cardinals, 1 plcetusmus..., 2 other tetras

any ways??? i had this tank for 4 days now, and the tank has been running for 4 days, i ran the tank for one day with water and next day without knowing..about bacterial and tank cycle i have put fish inside. what can i do how can i fix it, well i want to bring em back to the pet store but if there is a way please say. and i have just changed 50% of the water when i got home.

 

[dixiedawn]

Fishless cycling would be the appropriate way to go...if you can take your fish back or get them to hold them for a while while you do it, it would be best. Less stressful and you probably wont lose as many fish.

hold on will find a link for you that might help

http/www.fishforums.net/Arrrggghhhh-What...sh-t175355.html

 

[Spooky76]

I understand fishless cycling is better / safer / more humane method. But if youve already done it, you can easily maintain the water and not kill or harm the fish imo.

You need a liquid based test kit for Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. Monitor these every 3/4 days, if you see a spike, do a 30% water change and retest. You should be OK.

Fishless cycling is fine, but I had massive problems trying to get hold of some ammonia in the UK.

But please, get a liquid based kit, they arent that much, about £15-25 depending on make, and will last a fair while, certainly enough to get you through the cycle and more.

Good luck

 

[dixiedawn]

Spooky, I read on a thread somewhere on here about where to find ammonia (pure ammonia) i could have sworn that one of the retailers was Boots, like a big Boots....

sorry for thread hijack

 

[Spooky76]

Hi Dixiedawn,

I couldnt find it anywhere. Most of the LFS round here looked at me as if to say "eh what"

Well at least I know now - thanks for the info

Stu

 

[ebrcknrdg]

Hi Dixiedawn,

I couldnt find it anywhere. Most of the LFS round here looked at me as if to say "eh what"

Well at least I know now - thanks for the info

Stu

you can get it from boots. Its called "household ammonia" and its in a very white plain looking bottle

 

[banka01]

I understand fishless cycling is better / safer / more humane method. But if youve already done it, you can easily maintain the water and not kill or harm the fish imo.

You need a liquid based test kit for Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. Monitor these every 3/4 days, if you see a spike, do a 30% water change and retest. You should be OK.

Fishless cycling is fine, but I had massive problems trying to get hold of some ammonia in the UK.

But please, get a liquid based kit, they arent that much, about £15-25 depending on make, and will last a fair while, certainly enough to get you through the cycle and more.

Good luck

hey i have Ammonia and Nitrite and PH i dont have nitrate though do in eed it? yes i saw my tank started cycling today i did a 50% change when i got home.

 

[dixiedawn]

try n get yer hands on a API liquid testing kit, if you don't already have it. You'll need NitrAte as well as ammonia and NitrIte in order for the cycling to work .....they all feed off each other, midway down of that main link i sent you is how to do infish cycling

 

[banka01]

try n get yer hands on a API liquid testing kit, if you don't already have it. You'll need NitrAte as well as ammonia and NitrIte in order for the cycling to work .....they all feed off each other, midway down of that main link i sent you is how to do infish cycling

i have 3 test kits except nitrate.

 

[rdd1952]

You need a liquid based test kit for Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. Monitor these every 3/4 days, if you see a spike, do a 30% water change and retest. You should be OK.

When cycling with fish, you should test ammonia and nitrite at least twice a day morning and night. Even with just 3 or 4 fish in the tank, you can see ammonia rise 1ppm in a day or so and you goal is to keep ammonia and nitrite below .25ppm with as needed water changes of 15 to 30 perent, larger if needed to reduce a high reading.

I couldnt find it anywhere. Most of the LFS round here looked at me as if to say "eh what"

You have to get ammonia at a grocery store or possibly a hardware/home improvement store. No LFS I've ever seen has it. They would rather you cycle with fish so they can sell you more when they die.