ross did you mean to say "ammonia" or "nitrate"?
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ross did you mean to say "ammonia" or "nitrate"?
Bio-wheel from a penguin Marineland filter. Great filter if you don't mind changing impellers every other month. :mad: I've rapidly cycled 5 large tanks with a good ol' bio wheel. That being said -- my house can't hold many more tanks so changing up the high maintenance marine lands soon with an eheim canisters. God bless green wheels of life.
An old thread but this is what I do as well. Twice anyway. I don't know why it works for me to fill the tank, bring it to the temperature that I desire, and then add the fish. Two years have passed for the fist time that I did this. Three weeks ago I set up a breeding tank. I let it cycle for three days then moved the breeding pair from the tank they were in to their new home. I must have forgiving water for this to work. I do water change on a normal schedule of 100% per week spread over 7 days. I am not suggesting that you try this I am simply saying that when I set up the first I did not know about cycling nor did I know about this forum. And it worked so why would I think any different the second time?
I usually have an extra sponge filter running somewhere.
However, some nitrites can creep in daily until more bacteria can grow, I have noticed.
It takes a while for the tank to become mature even with the old healthy sponge filter added.
After reading this thread I ordered some Bio-Spira Freshwater version today.
To be here tomorrow.
When the new acrylic tank gets here, I will put an existing sponge filter in it and I will add the Bio-Spira as well.
just to see how things go.