I just got a 40 gallon tank. It's a beauty, but it's just got gravel, a couple small rocks, and a large piece of driftwood (quite the floater) and by now, dechlorinated water. I do not yet have a filter, media, or even a cover (woot for tanks on craigslist..) but I should soon enough.
In the meantime: what is your favorite way to cycle a tank?
I was thinking of using the ammonia method (4-5 drops/10 gal/day until a nitrite spike, then halving until ammonia and nitrite are at 0 ppm).
Time isn't necessarily a factor, but I'd like to cycle the tank relatively quickly.
In the meantime: what is your favorite way to cycle a tank?
I was thinking of using the ammonia method (4-5 drops/10 gal/day until a nitrite spike, then halving until ammonia and nitrite are at 0 ppm).
Time isn't necessarily a factor, but I'd like to cycle the tank relatively quickly.