cycling water

[Ben]

i no i mite sound alittle stupid ) but wats all this work about cycling? i relly dont understand wats this about can someone please tell me? ) ) )

 

[bunjiweb]

If you have not got your fish or your tank yet i suggest you read up lots before you jump right in otherwise things can go very wrong!

Read through all the stickied topics at the top of this forum and have a look at the following:

http/fish.orbust.net/starting.html

and read about cycling here:

http/fish.orbust.net/cycling.html

Hope this helps.

Ben

 

[Ben]

hi ive aledy ghot a long going 12 gal tank with many fish in it, with filters lights heaters thermometres everything but i just filled up the tank let everything run for half an hour and conditioned the water and then i put some fish in and theyve been living there for many years besides when i get the rong choice of fish, so i dont undersatnd while people just wait a dat before putting there fish in.

 

[Gavmoore23]

Hi Bea,

You've either been really lucky or know some secret that we dont. when you have a new tank there is no "Good" bacteria devloped, so you have to ease into it until this has established and this will then be able to maintain a normal stocked fish tank. if you just chuck in a load of fish the toxins will just build up until they're all wiped out. did you use things from an already established aquarium like for example water, filter media, gravel, etc.