Cycle in a bucket????

[daveedka]

It souds like a very workable Idea to me. clean, safe and ready when you want it.

If you wanted cycled water quick, most LFS sell it for around 20p a gallon...

Cycled water is essentially a misnomer, the bacteria colonize on surfaces, and are not free floating in the water column in any real or usable quantity. If an LFS is selling it they are fooling their customers.
Dave

 

[OrionGirl]

Once the test results showed 0, you could keep dosing it with ammonia and it would remain viable. You'd have a few days between the last feeding an putting it in a stocked tank, but not many.

Agreed--'cycled' water is snake oil, at best filtered water, at worst, water from their systems (ie, full of nitrates, toxins, potentially medications, and other wastes).

 

[BeerBudgett]

Once the test results showed 0, you could keep dosing it with ammonia and it would remain viable. You'd have a few days between the last feeding and putting it in a stocked tank, but not many.

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Thanks for all the help and information, OrionGirl. And also to all those who have been kind enough to reply with their ideas and comments. You folks have saved me alot of heartache and aggravation and I really appreciate it.


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