Ready To Start Fishless Cycle......

[AllenLeicester]

Hello all, Im ready to start cycling, But i dont have any plants in the tank yet, is that a problem? Can i still start ?

 

[Gremily]

Yup it's fine, you don't need plants in to do a fishless cycle.

 

[AllenLeicester]

I have a 20uk Gall tank, so where do i start ?

 

[Gremily]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861
There's the pinned topic on fishless cycling. Good luck!

 

[AllenLeicester]

I'm really crap at doing things like this, Anyone willing to do a step by guide?

 

[Behold]

I'm really crap at doing things like this, Anyone willing to do a step by guide?

This is really simple.

1 fill tank with dechlorinated water and start filter
2 Turn up heater to 30C ish is possible
3 Add ammonia to 5 ppm (5/%of ammonia soloution)*Litres of water in tank / 10 = ml of ammonia to add.
4 Wait 5 days at least then check ammonia levels
5 Keep checking till it drops to 1ppm (Could tank up to 15days!!!!)
6 Re-Add ammonia to 4ppm
7 Keep adding once ammonia drops again
8 After 2-3 days of ammonia droping to 0-1ppm start checking NitrItes
9 Once NitrItes are at 0-1ppm add ammonia and start timing until it takes 12 hours for both ammonia and nitrItes to reach 0
10 Rejoice..... Tank Cycled.

This is a rough guide of 1 way of cycling. Please anyone feel free to add and edit this and also add this in to the sticky.....

 

[doresy]

I'm really crap at doing things like this, Anyone willing to do a step by guide?

That link is pretty much a step by step guide