Hello all...lol I have already kind of posted this once, but i thought i would again because now i am kind of worried. Im into week 2.5 in my cycle and in a 440 gallon tank with 10 fish. The bio-filter hasnt seemed to kick in yet. Does anyone know how long it will take or how to clean up my tank a bit faster. I realize that bigger tanks equal longer cycling time, but nonetheless. Any help would be appreciated.
Newbie Tank Cycling
- Thread starter ishmael9913
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what kind of fish are you using to cycle? also look into Bio-Spira, you'll spend a lot on it for such a big tank, but it is well worth it in the end. I believe it is made by MarineLand. Anyhow it's live bacteria.
Did you say 440 gallons 
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If you are using fish like zebra danios, you might need more than ten.
Graeme
?If you are using fish like zebra danios, you might need more than ten.
Graeme
Yeah... if you have only 10 fish in a 440 gallon tank, it will take while to develop a sufficient concentration of ammonia to get much of a biofilter. Too bad you have fish already... this is a situation that would benefit from fishless cycling.
Jim
Jim
I have ten pretty decent-sized Tilapia...Just curious, how could i do this with fishless cycling? Through commercial bacteria like Bio-spira? And how come it would be better? Also, anyone into Hyrdoponics? I do some, but would like to do more.
I believe there is a sticky on fishless cycling in the main freshwater forum. That should do a better job of explaining it than I can.
Graeme
Graeme