Sweetysmum Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 And am just wondering how often I should add the cycle to the water. It is a six foot tank and at present has no fish in it, as they are waiting for the bacteria levels to get established before they move in. I added my first dose of cycle tonight, which was 20 lids full because of the size of the tank, and the instructions say to add more in 7 days time. I would appreciate any advice as to what others have done when setting up their tank. I am not so worried about establishing the bacteria levels quickly to get them in quicker, but just want to do it correctly. Thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 i think you need something alive in there to start the process off like a snail or 2 or some cheap fish, but im sure someone else can give you the right info, best of luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 You will not establish bacteria levels just adding Cycle. Save money and stop using it. What fish are you intending to have in there? Have you already got another tank running? If so, seed the filter in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Ditto what Caryl said. If you dont want to add a fish yet, just put in a pinch of fish food each day. But to be honest,, in a tank that size you could put in a few fish now and they would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat692 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 if the fish are in another tank?? use the filter media/filter from that tank on the new one use the water from it as well. whats going in it how many L is the tank and what is the filtration?? I never use any cycle and usually just use a 'Cycled' cannister on a new tank for a few days to help, and use as much water from there previous HOME, and dont do any water changes for a couple of weeks (some people say too do lots of water changes, but each to there own :lol: IMO it allows the bacteria to establish b4 adding new water/chemicals if you use tap water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I put half the water & the internal filter from my original 30L tank into my 200L tank & put 10 neons into the 200L tank the following day. By the end of the 2nd day all of my fish (angels loaches glowlights) were in the 200L tank on the morning of the 3rd day. No losses at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Definately go with what Caryl says.. A filter already running is a great idea, when we ran our 8fter in with brand new filters, I actually cycled the tank with a few young fish that I bred... they were fine and dandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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