Cycle Poll - Seeded

[garyroach]

How long did it take to complete a fishless cycle in your seeded ( bacteria from an established tank or Bio-spira ) tank?

 

[StereoKills]

Took me 2 weeks. Used a filter piece and a cup of gravel from an established tank. I planted the tank at start up though, so it was more of a silent cycle.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

Less than a week, but it wasn't necessarily "seeded". I run two filters on each tank and when I get a new tank I move a filter off an established tank and replace it with the new filter.

 

[silentskream]

on my goldfish tank it took a couple days... but right now i'm setting up two tanks for some friends, and it's already been a week for them. i think i put too much ammonia initially, so that killed whatever bacteria i had used to seed the tank. i'm probably going to have to re-seed in the next day or two.

and transporting a filter is basically the same thing as seeding in my book.

 

[StereoKills]

That would be seeding!

 

[Mgamer20o0]

right away.... used filter media from a couple different tanks so it was cycled right away.

 

[msjinkzd]

mine was right away as well.

 

[rmp206]

how long should u run you new filter on a cycled tank before its considered seeded?

 

[rosita]

Immediate as well on several tanks. Love it!!

 

[Nolapete]

Mine are immediate too.

I suggest running a new filter for 7-10 days on an established tank to seed it.