Starting my aquarium

[wickedcichlid]

Agreed. I guess I didnt specify. Thanks for pointing that out. Details get vague when writing a book. Ha.

 

[Rbishop]

Didnt mean to step on your toes. Didnt see the link.

I do want to point out that he is using suction rated for 1.5 times his tank size (38G).
at 200GPH it may cycle faster than normal, but this is all providing his parameters are within range after 10 days. Thats all. If his readings were high, of course he would need to cycle longer. Im running a Fluval FX5 on a 90G. I was money after 2 weeks. But you are right, its probably best to wait longer to play it safe.

I apologize again for missing the link though. That would have saved me loads of time. LOL.

The flow of the filtration will not decrease the cycle time. Bacteria only reproduce at a given rate that is biologically controlled.

If you do a fishless cycle with ammonia, you can go to full stock loading all at once..no need to use "starter fish", (I hate that term let alone doing it), or add slowly.