Need Guidance for a Quick Fishy Cycle

Is it ok to keep using Cycle? Will it help the tank to cycle faster?
I just put all the fish in the bowl temporarily to do the water change.
The water is really, really, really cloudy, with lots of suspended particles in it, and I was just going to change the entire tank. Is that ok, or would it put me back at square one as far as the cycle goes?
BTW, the temp came down to 80* (I had my dorm room too warm and it affected the temp, I think)
PLEASE respond ASAP, as I want to change the water now.
 
sounds like a bacterial bloom and is perfectly normal. Should go away in a day or two, once the bacteria starts adhering to the surfaces.
 
BlueTetraGirl said:
Is it ok to keep using Cycle? Will it help the tank to cycle faster?
I just put all the fish in the bowl temporarily to do the water change.
The water is really, really, really cloudy, with lots of suspended particles in it, and I was just going to change the entire tank. Is that ok, or would it put me back at square one as far as the cycle goes?
BTW, the temp came down to 80* (I had my dorm room too warm and it affected the temp, I think)
PLEASE respond ASAP, as I want to change the water now.
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i wouldnt use cycle. the only product i ever heard helping a tank cycle was bio spira.
 
Thanks so much. I just changed about 85-90% of the water, and I'm going to test the ammonia levels again now. BUT, the water is still extremely cloudy! Should I be worried? Will such a big water change affect the good bacteria growth needed in cycling?
 
Well, I tested the water again, and here are the numbers:
pH 7.6
Ammonia 0.50 ppm
Nitrate 10 ppm
GH 60 ppm
KH 120 ppm

Since the ammonia is still above 0.25ppm, when should I do another PWC? Should I wait till morning, or do it tonight?
 
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