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    Quote Originally Posted by wsdiscus View Post
    Hi Mike,

    Do you have a good resource for the fishless cycle
    I'm confused by all the different advice and opinions

    Thanks,Morgan
    http://www.drtimsaquatics.com/resour...shless-cycling

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    Good Link.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wsdiscus View Post
    Nice looking tank.

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    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by White Worm View Post
    Nice looking tank.
    +1
    Im not illiterate...only my phone's auto correct is

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    Quote Originally Posted by wsdiscus View Post
    Thanks
    A blue background would hide the equipment/hoses and really make it pop!

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    Love it Morgan! Beautiful set up. Can't wait to see some discus in there.
    "You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it." -W.C.Fields

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    Yep I have a background just haven't put it on yet

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    Me either
    Lots of planning and preparing and I'm ready
    Except I'm afraid to cycle with discus in tank

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    You could always remove the tankmates to a small tank and start feeding ammonia to the 75g and build up the filter to handle a group of discus. Then you can have some quarantine.

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    You read my mind😊

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    Ok, my patience is wearing and i have decided to start a fishless cycle on my 75 gal discus tank......the 6 small inhabitants just is not enough bioload to make a difference after a month of waiting. I am transfering these guys to a new 20gal L today and starting the cycle on the discus tank tonight
    I don't want to cycle this tank with my discus.....wish me luck
    anybody have suggestions on the fishless cycle i would love to hear it.

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    Good luck Morgan. The only issue I had is I stalled the cycle by letting the nitrites get too high. Someone here recommended water changes and to not dose too much ammonia at once. I think the key is to keep it between 2 and 4ppm. It might help to just do a search here using the keywords and you can learn about other people's experiences with it.
    "You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it." -W.C.Fields

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    Quote Originally Posted by wsdiscus View Post
    Ok, my patience is wearing and i have decided to start a fishless cycle on my 75 gal discus tank......the 6 small inhabitants just is not enough bioload to make a difference after a month of waiting. I am transfering these guys to a new 20gal L today and starting the cycle on the discus tank tonight
    I don't want to cycle this tank with my discus.....wish me luck
    anybody have suggestions on the fishless cycle i would love to hear it.
    I posted a link to Dr Tim's Aquatics at the top of this page. I think there is some good info there. I would trust this over some random kid on YouTube or facebook. I have used his nitrifiying bacteria and have found that it does work quite well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ_B View Post
    I posted a link to Dr Tim's Aquatics at the top of this page. I think there is some good info there. I would trust this over some random kid on YouTube or facebook. I have used his nitrifiying bacteria and have found that it does work quite well.
    Yes I read the Dr Tim's info and another one I found from a good source which were very helpful
    Yeah there are plenty kids that love posting YouTube videos while pretending to be experts but hey they're just having fun sharing the hobby

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