Fish Tank Cycling? Please Help!
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When people say cycle, they mean the nitrogen cycle.
The nitrogen cycle goes as follows:
Fish and waste create ammonia, which is deadly to the fish >> Nitrosomonas bacteria remove ammonia which produces NitrIte which is also deadly to fish >> Nitrobacter bacteria remove NitrIte which produces NitrAte which is safe for fish.
As a result of the nitrogen cycle, Ammonia and NitrIte are kept minimum.
The nitrogen cycle goes as follows:
Fish and waste create ammonia, which is deadly to the fish >> Nitrosomonas bacteria remove ammonia which produces NitrIte which is also deadly to fish >> Nitrobacter bacteria remove NitrIte which produces NitrAte which is safe for fish.
As a result of the nitrogen cycle, Ammonia and NitrIte are kept minimum.
What you need to do is a fishless cycle. This is where you add pure ammonia to the tank, leave it and let the cycle take it's course. Whilst doing a fishless cycle, you have to monitor the ammonia level, the nitrIte level and the nitrAte level, so it would be best to go out and buy a API master test kit which costs around £20. You will also need a bottle of household ammonia which can be purchased from Boots for little more than £1.
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