Water changes on fishy cycle?

[Paul_MTS]

Just wondering how youshould do a cycle with fish properly and how long it takes?

I brought home a rekord 70 home from work urm 2 weekends back and stuck 5 2 month old platty babies in there, waited 5 days and added 5 convict fry then another few days and 5 banjo cats then 1 eek and added 4 khuli loach and then the last 2 banjo cats

Theres Java jern on bogwood and a few other plants in there. I added 2 moss balls to the filter box straight away from my other tank which have been in there for ages ozzing with bacteria!!

For the past week my readings have been a tad raised so have been water changing daily which is keeping all levels at a good measure.

Yep i know i shouldn't of added so many fish so soon etc etc but just wondering on the common procedure for a fishy cycle?

 

[canarsie11]

Cycling with fish can take some time.

Because you priority shifts to the well being of the fish, than cultivating beneficial bacteria.

 

[Paul_MTS]

ah yea where as fishless with pure ammonia (which you can't easily get in the UK) you just chuck a huge ammount in which speeds up the bacteria building...??

tomorrow i'm going to pick up a filter bag from work and take some bio rings out my fluval 204 and stick them in the juwel filter box instead of the nitrate removal sponge.