Silent Cycle Help

[mikka23]

Hi everyone. I like the sound of a silent cycle and would like to have a nice amount of plants in my tank.

I have a roma 200, with standard fluval u4 filter and 200w heater. Just wondering if the yeast DIY co2 setup would be required to do a fishless cycle or if my tank is too big for that to really be useful.

Basically asking, what do I need to add to be able to do a silent cycle?

 

[lljdma06]

Hi everyone. I like the sound of a silent cycle and would like to have a nice amount of plants in my tank.

I have a roma 200, with standard fluval u4 filter and 200w heater. Just wondering if the yeast DIY co2 setup would be required to do a fishless cycle or if my tank is too big for that to really be useful.

Basically asking, what do I need to add to be able to do a silent cycle?

I'm sorry, I have no idea what the specs for a Roma 200 is. What is the capacity and what is the wattage of the bulbs? Did you read the cycling pin on the top of this page.

llj

 

[5teady_2012]

Hi everyone. I like the sound of a silent cycle and would like to have a nice amount of plants in my tank.

I have a roma 200, with standard fluval u4 filter and 200w heater. Just wondering if the yeast DIY co2 setup would be required to do a fishless cycle or if my tank is too big for that to really be useful.

Basically asking, what do I need to add to be able to do a silent cycle?

I'm sorry, I have no idea what the specs for a Roma 200 is. What is the capacity and what is the wattage of the bulbs? Did you read the cycling pin on the top of this page.

llj

Aquarium size 100cm long x 40cm wide x 55cm high. Volume 200 litres
Fluval GLO lighting, one of each 30watt PowerGlo &amp

 

[lljdma06]

Hi everyone. I like the sound of a silent cycle and would like to have a nice amount of plants in my tank.

I have a roma 200, with standard fluval u4 filter and 200w heater. Just wondering if the yeast DIY co2 setup would be required to do a fishless cycle or if my tank is too big for that to really be useful.

Basically asking, what do I need to add to be able to do a silent cycle?

I'm sorry, I have no idea what the specs for a Roma 200 is. What is the capacity and what is the wattage of the bulbs? Did you read the cycling pin on the top of this page.

llj

Aquarium size 100cm long x 40cm wide x 55cm high. Volume 200 litres
Fluval GLO lighting, one of each 30watt PowerGlo &amp

Thanks! So about 60W over about 55 gallons or so. Plant 75% of the substrate with plants. Good ones for your light levels include cryptocorynes, swords, vallis, h. polysperma, egeria densa, and egeria najas.

I don't usually add all my livestock at once, because I'm very selective about fish quality and it is rare that I find all my livestock at once, but others here have done it without a problem.

Your light levels are lower, so CO2 is not going to be an absolute necessity. You can certainly opt for it. Low-light tanks do great with CO2. The growth is very vigorous.

llj

 

[mikka23]

Thanks, I think I will go down that route. I am not worried about adding all livestock at once either. Would prefer to add them species at a time. As for the substrate, at the moment I just have gravel at the bottom. What do you suggest I do for that?

Also once its cycled and I have fish in would it be alright to remove some plants (75% will take up quite a lot)

 

[lljdma06]

Thanks, I think I will go down that route. I am not worried about adding all livestock at once either. Would prefer to add them species at a time. As for the substrate, at the moment I just have gravel at the bottom. What do you suggest I do for that?

Also once its cycled and I have fish in would it be alright to remove some plants (75% will take up quite a lot)

Over time, what I have typically done is replace the faster growers gradually with slower growers. Eventually, there is less coverage. 75% isn't all that much.