Comments on: Fishless Cycling http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/ Fish Tank | Freshwater, Saltwater Fish Tank Image Gallery, Setup and Maintenance. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Fish Tank http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Fish Tank Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:51:23 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/#comment-1305 Hi Fisherman Jack, Yes, a person can add some gravel from an established to to help the process along. I'd guess it still takes some time for the new bacteria to grow though? Mike Hi Fisherman Jack,

Yes, a person can add some gravel from an established to to help the process along. I’d guess it still takes some time for the new bacteria to grow though?

Mike

]]> By: Fishman Jack http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-1295 Fishman Jack Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:18:35 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/#comment-1295 Fishless cycling is nothing new, but there is a quicker way to do it. First of all, add some old gravel from an already cycled tak that has been set up with a standard undergravel filter. Next add your ammonia source and then neutralize it with ClorAm-X and sit back and monitor the nitrite and nitrate. Once the nitrite has gone and nitrate starts to accumulate then add the first fishes from the quarantine tank. Fishman Jack Fishless cycling is nothing new, but there is a quicker way to do it. First of all, add some old gravel from an already cycled tak that has been set up with a standard undergravel filter. Next add your ammonia source and then neutralize it with ClorAm-X and sit back and monitor the nitrite and nitrate. Once the nitrite has gone and nitrate starts to accumulate then add the first fishes from the quarantine tank.

Fishman Jack

]]> By: Fish Tank http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Fish Tank Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:08:25 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/#comment-274 Hey Paul, Don't tell anyone, but I've used household ammonia successfully too :) I just wanted to make it clear in the article that combined perfumes wouldn't be good. We may enjoy a lemony fresh scent, but I doubt the fish do. Fishless cycling is pretty cool. When I first tried the method, I did use some water from an established tank. I don't anymore. The bacteria seem to grow with no problem. I am using a biowheel on an Eclipse canopy... which I really like. That may help with bacteria growth. Good luck with the guppies. Mike Hey Paul,

Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve used household ammonia successfully too :) I just wanted to make it clear in the article that combined perfumes wouldn’t be good. We may enjoy a lemony fresh scent, but I doubt the fish do.

Fishless cycling is pretty cool. When I first tried the method, I did use some water from an established tank. I don’t anymore. The bacteria seem to grow with no problem. I am using a biowheel on an Eclipse canopy… which I really like. That may help with bacteria growth.

Good luck with the guppies.

Mike

]]> By: Paul Byrley http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Paul Byrley Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:15:29 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/#comment-271 I sucessfully used fishless cycling with regular household ammonia from Food Lion supermarket. The various bottles were clearly marked when they had perfume or cleaning materials so I could avoid those and get plain ammonia. I already had test kits for ammonia and for nitrite & nitrate. I thought it was pretty neat. BTW, when I started, I put a plastic plant in from my existing 30 gal tank. It had some algae on it so I assumed it also had cultures of the bacteria I needed. I think that's better than just new water and ammonia and hope the right bacteria happen to blow into your new tank. I put some guppies in after about 3 weeks and they did fine with no fatalities and soon I had too many guppies. I sucessfully used fishless cycling with regular household ammonia from Food Lion supermarket. The various bottles were clearly marked when they had perfume or cleaning materials so I could avoid those and get plain ammonia. I already had test kits for ammonia and for nitrite & nitrate. I thought it was pretty neat. BTW, when I started, I put a plastic plant in from my existing 30 gal tank. It had some algae on it so I assumed it also had cultures of the bacteria I needed. I think that’s better than just new water and ammonia and hope the right bacteria happen to blow into your new tank. I put some guppies in after about 3 weeks and they did fine with no fatalities and soon I had too many guppies.

]]> By: The Best Way To Acclimate Fish–Fish Tank | Tank of Fish http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-135 The Best Way To Acclimate Fish–Fish Tank | Tank of Fish Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:16:02 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/07/fishless-cycling/#comment-135 [...] You don’t want to add the pet store water to your aquarium.  (Please note:  I use the fishless cycling technique when initially adding fish.  A reader saw that I had a lot of bags in the picture, and [...] [...] You don’t want to add the pet store water to your aquarium.  (Please note:  I use the fishless cycling technique when initially adding fish.  A reader saw that I had a lot of bags in the picture, and [...]

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