mikie Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I am setting up my 180 and I was wondering how long it takes to go through the ammonia cycle. does it take longer on a big tank. I am using some water from my small tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) a month is a standard time if you seed it, it can be much less throw in filter material for seeding than just water Edited April 25, 2014 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 should I put in a few fish in the tank to speed things up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 People use tough fish like gold fish for this purpose. On a tank I recently setup there was basically a very small cycle on that brand new tank because I did use used filter material as a seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) should I put in a few fish in the tank to speed things up No need to expose fish to the stress of cycling a new tank.Search "fishless cycle",if you have access to seeded filter media it can greatly speed up the cycle without harming fish. Edited April 25, 2014 by flyfisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogfish Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Filter media from an established tank is the best way, to create ammonia you could add food. Honestly I don't see an issue with using a feeder fish to cycle they are doomed anyway. I guess in a way the suffering is prolonged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Go get a bottle of pure ammonia, you can then control the amount of ammonia. Once you're done with the fishless cycle, you can fully stock your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 thanks for the info mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Increasing temp and light can and will speed the process up as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHLIPS Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 i've added liquid cycle to a new tank along with fish with zero troubles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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