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I'd give it about a 7.0 out of 10 
It's OK, not totally inaccurate, but a bit oversimplified. So it gets a C from me. It does a good job of not being overwhelming or intimidating to newbies.
It's OK, not totally inaccurate, but a bit oversimplified. So it gets a C from me. It does a good job of not being overwhelming or intimidating to newbies.
jm1212 said:i'd give it a 6.5/10... there anything on fishless cycleing
but im a tough grader
Here's the best article I have found on fishless cycling. It's the only method I will ever use again, and wish I would have known about it for my 90g. P.S. I got it from someone out here - I believe it was Plah - my Hippie Gurl!
: http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/Fishlesscycle.htm
blueiz25 said:
It was given to me by some guy who said that changing the water every 7 days was not frequent enough. I told him that when I was first cycling my 90g that I never even changed it until the cycle was complete (for the best bacterial buildup with the fishin method).
Anyways - this guy claims to have done aquariums for many years, but after reading this link - I wasn't convinced of his knowledge. Thus why I am asking you guys to give me a rating on what you think of the info.
nope, wasn't me! thanks for the shout-out, thosly2kusa said:I got it from someone out here - I believe it was Plah - my Hippie Gurl!
I hate to be the nasty one, but I'll give it a 5 at best.
Water changes do not hurt your cycle, and do help your fish. large volume water changes are no exception to that situation.
Bacteria starter colonies and chemicals are far different items. Bacteria starter colonies are very helpful and useful, and are the same bacteria you will grow with the long route.
chemicals and several snake oil products are a different situation entirely and should be avoided.
To reccomend fishy cycling without daily testing and water changes is irresponsible at best. 0.25 ppm ammonia will cause permanent damage. 0.25 ppm nitrite will cause permanent damage. 3 fish in a 10 g will put you way over that number in a week.
The claim that it takes 8 months to cycle anything is preposterous. 6 weeks on the outside unless you do something directly to stall the cycle. even with most chemical pollutants in play you couldn't stall the cycle for 8 months.
Not a very impressive article IMO or IME. Too many incorrect statements and several items that would be detrimental to the fish and frustrate the fish keeper.
Here is an excellent cycling article that is pretty accurate on all points if you want to review it.
Cycling a tank
Water changes do not hurt your cycle, and do help your fish. large volume water changes are no exception to that situation.
Bacteria starter colonies and chemicals are far different items. Bacteria starter colonies are very helpful and useful, and are the same bacteria you will grow with the long route.
chemicals and several snake oil products are a different situation entirely and should be avoided.
To reccomend fishy cycling without daily testing and water changes is irresponsible at best. 0.25 ppm ammonia will cause permanent damage. 0.25 ppm nitrite will cause permanent damage. 3 fish in a 10 g will put you way over that number in a week.
The claim that it takes 8 months to cycle anything is preposterous. 6 weeks on the outside unless you do something directly to stall the cycle. even with most chemical pollutants in play you couldn't stall the cycle for 8 months.
Not a very impressive article IMO or IME. Too many incorrect statements and several items that would be detrimental to the fish and frustrate the fish keeper.
Here is an excellent cycling article that is pretty accurate on all points if you want to review it.
Cycling a tank
bigscout said:
Personally - I believe that is a very generous rating. The guy who gave me this link claimed to have been doing aquariums for years!
After having read this link of info - I knew he was full of it, and just wanted to make sure there wasn't something redeeming that I may have missed.
Thanks to all of you for you input, and Bigs - that cycling link is more what I would have expected from someone claiming to have been doing this for years.
Thanks again!