Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
fishless cycling? please help?
ok so i am going to have a breeding aquarium and i have everything i need. The only problem is that i do not know much on cycling( not a first time fish owner) i have clear ammonia and conditioners and ph leveler but how do i cycle my tank this way? And is there anything else i should know?
mine is a 10 gallon also
uhhh i only have one aquarium and that is the one i am going to use as a breeding tank
5 Answers
- Black KatLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
You'll also need a water test kit for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. If you're using ammonia, be sure it's 100% pure and doesn't have any surfactants, cleansers, or anything else mixed in.
This website has the instructions for a few ways of doing a fishless cycle and it's one of the easiest to understand. http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm
You can speed up the cycling process by using an filter pad from an existing tank to *seed* the new tank with more bacteria. If you have a heater, warmer water ill let the bacteria multiply faster.
- hottamalee33Lv 61 decade ago
You can drop some fish flakes in the tank and since its not gonna be eaten...it will start add the beneficial bacteria colony your tank need. I have also seen people put snails in the cycling tank to help them get started cycling. Other methods include some stress zyme but it just helps speed up the cycling time. A nice hand full of gravel from an establised tank will get the job done. Some water squeezed from an established tanks filter will also get the cycling going.
- catxLv 71 decade ago
If you have existing tanks, pop the filter for the breeding tank in an already established tank (or just filter sponge in an established filter casing with current media) so cloning the new media with the old media and not needing to cycle. Just watch the parameters in the new tank for a few weeks once it's transferred.
You shouldn't ever need pH adjusting chemicals.
- QuestionsPlease?Lv 41 decade ago
add in some 'stress coat' and 24 hours later put in 'stress zyme' there is info on the label of how much to use for your size tank. my tank is only 10 gallons but 24 hours after the stress zyme i took a sample of water to my local aquatic shop and it was ready for fish. i was pretty amazed as i heard it usually takes a few weeks and the guy said "so am i right in saying youve had this running for a week or 2, judging by your water quality." i was happppyyyyyy. =D
not 100% sure this is what you wanted and i kind of drifted off but oh well, good luck!
Source(s): been there, done that. lol - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.