Fishless Cycle

[JonesyJ666]

im just doing a fishless cycle. Just checked the water and its got the same readings as y smaller tank and its only been cycling for 2 days. is it ok to put the fish in?

 

[fluttermoth]

Have you used mature media, Jonesy? And what PPM of ammonia did you add?

 

[JonesyJ666]

only thing i have added is some biological supplment that i got from my LFS. the fx6 i bought is also brand new, just wondering is cycling has to be for a set time or is it until the read outs come down?

 

[fluttermoth]

You can't cycle without a source of ammonia.

There's no set amount of time; there are so may factors involved, each system will take it's own time to build up the required amount of bacteria.

 

[JonesyJ666]

ammonia is 0?

 

[fluttermoth]

But if you haven't added any ammonia, and tested it to see what the level is, then you have no idea whether your cycle is progressing or not.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

To start a cycle requires the presence of ammonia. In a fishless cycle you add the ammonia while in a fish in the fish produce the ammonia. At the top of this page is a series of links, click on the one that says Cycling A Tank.

 

[JonesyJ666]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, get u, hummmmmm best add the fish then huh lol

 

[TwoTankAmin]

NO- its best to add the ammonia rather than the fish.

 

[JonesyJ666]

whats the best ammonia to get then? never done with with my other tank and everything was fine?

 

[fluttermoth]

Whereabouts in the world are you, Jonesy?

 

[JonesyJ666]

West london

 

[Ch4rlie]

Ok, I'm currently using - 
 
http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Concentrated-Aquarium-Ammonia-for-Fishless-Cycling-Fish-Tank-Use-High-Strength-/181130184497?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item2a2c334731
 
Be very careful when calculating dose for this as it is high strength at 35%, most people say to get 9.5% pure ammonia from hardware stores but I did not trust that so bought this specially for aquariums. Don't know at the moment if this is any good or not as am currently doing a fishless cycle as well.
 
Use the calculator thats on top of page under 'More' to help.