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What is the best way to do fishless cycle in an aquarium?
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Fishless cycle with pure ammonia and heavy bacteria seeding can be the fastest way to do to get a new fish tank ready for naturally occurring aquarium nitrogen cycle. Without it sufficient nitrogen cycle taking place in the fish tank, fish may die to ammonia poisoning within weeks.
Get a good source of ammonia for fishless Cycle :
Get a pure ammonia product from any hardware store. Make sure there is nothing else besides ammonia (usually ammonia hydroxide) and water in the bottle.
Heavy bacteria seeding for fishless cycling :
The form of bacteria seeding can be done with borrowing a piece of filter media from a well established (still currently running) aquarium, and stick it into your own filter system. It will give you both species of bacteria for converting both ammonia and nitrite from the very start. With such jump start, fishless cycling can be shortened to within two weeks from the usual six to eight weeks.
There is a proven working commercial live bacteria product for heavy seeding in case you do not have access to a well established aquarium. It is called Tetra SafeStart. It is meant for fish-in cycle, but it works just well for fishless cycle. In fact, fishless cycle is still recommended even with heavy bacteria seeding from Tetra SafeStart. With this product, you can have your new fish tank cycled within days. Often time you can see nitrate reading the very next day.
Other small things that can speed up fishless cycle :
1. Raise water temperature to above 80F.
2. Increase surface movement for more oxygen.
3. Have a very efficient filter system.
There is no fixed time for fishless cycling, but it can be as long as 6~8 weeks, or as short as a few days with the help of heavy seeding and all other tips applied together.
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The easiest way is to get a small number of extremely hardy fish, and put them in the tank for a few weeks. This should cycle the tank.AnswerThe best way is to do a fishless nitrogen cycle. As the name suggests, it is to cycle the aquarium without any fish in there. You need to have a source of ammonia, it can be done by simply adding fish food, or pieces of raw fish and shrimps. However, the most recommended way for a fishless nitrogen cycle is to use pure ammonia. Keep adding ammonia into the fish tank to ensure a concentration of 2~6ppm on daily basis. You will need a liquid water test kit for it. Once both ammonia and nitrite readings are 0ppm after you have added new ammonia on the same day, your tank is cycled. The entire process of fishless nitrogen cycle can take up to 6~8 weeks. There are certain tips to speed things up and cut off a few weeks.
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