Hey twodaend...... your NitrAte = 0 ?? I thought you had to have a nitrate reading for the cycle to be complete
Fishy Cycling my 75 gallon
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Few questions About fishless cycling. Im gonna use a python to put tap water directly into the tank. P.H of my tap is 7.0, Is that a good for cycling??? Do I put in the ammonia right away or do I treat my water with Stress Coat First???
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Do Fishless if you want.. it works. It's just my opinion that for all that measuring and testing, you can have fish in your tank and the same results in a fraction of the time with a fraction of the effort and actually have FISH.. with no damage or stress to them either.
I want to rephrase something...
The internet is a big place.. and there are a lot of people with a lot of opinions. I just find it off that the only people I've 'met' that actually use this method are on the internet. People who own the fish shops, the people with fish tanks for headboards, 20 tanks, etc... they just don't seem to see the point if fishless cycling.
But that's what's great about the internet, you can get opinions and ideas.
I want to rephrase something...
The internet is a big place.. and there are a lot of people with a lot of opinions. I just find it off that the only people I've 'met' that actually use this method are on the internet. People who own the fish shops, the people with fish tanks for headboards, 20 tanks, etc... they just don't seem to see the point if fishless cycling.
But that's what's great about the internet, you can get opinions and ideas.
Fishless? There is no reason to put stress coat in your tank unless you have fish. No reason to dechlorinate....
Now.. maybe Stress Zyme or some biological starter.
Just add the water test.... make notes.. then go at it... with no fish, there is a huge margain of error.
Now.. maybe Stress Zyme or some biological starter.
Just add the water test.... make notes.. then go at it... with no fish, there is a huge margain of error.
yes there is a reason. if your water has chloramine, it will do in your tank what it was meant to do in your drinking water- kill all kinds of bacteria. if you dont dechlor. the water, you are just going to be in an endless cycle
