Tank Cycle

[cooper1973]

how long do you genrally have to leave the tank to cycle and when would you know it done? so i know when to add fishes

 

[seffieuk]

how long do you genrally have to leave the tank to cycle and when would you know it done? so i know when to add fishes

You teat your water for first an ammonia spike, the nitrite then nitrate - do a water change of between 40 - 50% , test again after 24 hours if nitrate is <10 go ahead and buy your cuc

Seffie x
ps post your results on here and we will help you

 

[cooper1973]

on the amonia tes kit that i have it has a free ammonia tes ant tatal ammonia test which one should i do......

 

[cooper1973]

either the test kit is a load of rubbish or nothning is happening in the tank but my readings are ammonia 0....nitrite 2.5.....nitrate 0....

 

[-Nemo-]

Just becaus you have no ammonia doesn't mean there's something wrong!
You have nitRITe which means the tank is still cycling, you should start seeing some nitRATe soon.

 

[1234-fishy-freind]

Just out of interest, what did you guys cycle your tanks with, and what is the preffered method nowadays. Im setting up another tank soon and I havnt cycled in a good 3 years and I did a fish cycle which I know no one does now. How do you go about it?

josh

 

[-Nemo-]

Just throw in some good cured live rock and it should cycle in less than a week