Prawns Fishless Cycle

[trbjones]

Hi i have got a lovely new 180 litre tank and i have been taking all the advice i can, but i wanted to know one thing.

I have been reading you can do a fishless cycle using prawns (fresh/frozen) by adding 2-3 prawns, every 2-3 days to build the bacteria up in my tank, would you recommend doing this?

any help would be great

Nicky

 

[dthoffsett]

I suppose it would work, but why not do a fishless cycle with ammonia.
http/www.fishforums.net/Fishless-Cycling-t113861.html