2011年4月13日 · In an uncycled, unprepared aquarium, even fish food is toxic. A fishless cycle insures you have the strongest and safest home for the fish that will soon move in! 2. *Why fishless vs. traditional cycling? Traditional cycling with fish in your aquarium has many drawbacks. First off, having fish in the tank during this process is cruel.

2022年1月17日 · A fish in cycle from an empty tank to fully stocked can take several months. A good way to speed up this process would be to put a small amount of filter media from an established filter into your filter, or get a sponge from an …

2019年8月28日 · With nothing from an established tank to instantly cycle the new tank, the easiest method is to introduce three to four small, hardy fish for every 10 gallons of tank water. Feed the fish a little every day or two to establish a steady source of ammonia and simply change 25 percent of the water every three to four days for a month.

2022年5月27日 · This is where "fish in cycles make fish sick" comes from. A lot more is understood now about the nitrogen cycle and ammonia toxicity, and fish in cycles are safe if water parameters are monitored and water is changed when needed to ensure safe amounts of waste while leaving enough in to cycle the tank.

2011年3月16日 · I did 2 fishless cycle recently (7 gallons and 20 gallons - no UV filter) and it took me 21 days each I'm in the process of cycling my 65 gallons and a 30 gallons with UV filter. I'm now at my 42th day and I can't get it to cycle in 24 hours Since 14 days, it's stalled, after 24 hours, I get NH3: 1.0 and NO2: 1.0 ... and won't improve.

2022年10月3日 · A fish in cycle uses fish waste as an ammonia source and regular water changes are undertaken to ensure that water parameters are maintained at relatively non toxic levels. Set up your tank. Make sure everything is running smoothly. Make sure you have used a water conditioner product with any tap water you have put in your tank.

2004年11月3日 · Rotting fish do create ammonia, so will cycle a tank. Someone on this board did a cycle using a dead shrimp a while back & she kept a log & posted it. As I recall, the biggest problem with her experience is that it STINKS! .... not just in the tank, but in the room, etc.

2011年4月12日 · In an uncycled, unprepared aquarium, even fish food is toxic. A fishless cycle insures you have the strongest and safest home for the fish that will soon move in! 2. *Why fishless vs. traditional cycling? Traditional cycling with fish in your aquarium has many drawbacks. First off, having fish in the tank during this process is cruel.

2013年12月26日 · Hello all. I had a few questions regarding water changes while doing a fish in cycle. I set up my tank (20 gallon long with Marinand Penguin 150B filter) on December 18 and on the 19 added 5 giant danios to start my fish in cycle. My API liquid test kit arrived a few days later.

2016年3月28日 · It has been a month and my tank won't cycle. I never received any cloudy water or any bacteria bloom. I have 4 double tail goldfish in a 36 gallon aquarium. One is not doing very well. I use water conditioner for water changes. I'll show you my test results Ammonia = 0.0ppm Nitrite = 0.0 ppm...