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Tank cycles

Discussion in 'Fish and Aquarium - all types' started by 3_second_memory, May 12, 2004.

  1. 3_second_memory

    3_second_memory New Member

    Hi all,
    How do you allow a tank to cycle?

    When i last did a water change, the first one for my guppy tank, i add bactozym to mature my fluval one plus, and add aqua safe and easy balence.

    y other two tanks are fine as theyve bin running for ages, this guppy tank has been running for a couple of weeks. im getting fry, but the water quality isa bit poor.

    Can any one help?
     
  2. t_chelle16

    t_chelle16 New Member

    Your guppy tank is trying to cycle with the fish in it. It's generally not a good idea to cycle a tank with fish because the high levels of ammonia & nitrIte can kill them, but since you already have the fish, just keep doing water changes and try to keep the ammonia & nitrIte as close to 0 as you can.

    You can also take some of the filter media from the established tank and put that in the filter on our guppy tank. That will transfer a bunch of the beneficial bacteria to the guppy tank and the tank should cycle pretty quickly.

    -Chelle
     
  3. 3_second_memory

    3_second_memory New Member

    thats great advise, but my guppy tank has a box filter, and a fluval one plus. My establsihed tank is a jewe reckord 70 so the filter media is bigger than the fluval filter, and my cold water tank is a fluval 2 plus, so again the media is too big.

    what options have i left now, just the water changes?
    do i have to stir up the gravel?
     
  4. t_chelle16

    t_chelle16 New Member

    The media doesn't have to fit perfectly. Just cut off a chunk and put it in the new filter. As long as there's water flowing over it, it should be fine.

    -Chelle
     
  5. 3_second_memory

    3_second_memory New Member

    i cant do that im afraid,

    The juwel filter is designed with the media to fit and if i remove bits it wiont be effective, and the fluval filter pieces are needed coz of the amount of waste produced by the cold water fish.
     
  6. katanas_edge

    katanas_edge New Member

    Just smear some of the gunk from one media to the other or transfer some of the gravel from the established tank to the new one.
     
  7. 3_second_memory

    3_second_memory New Member

    thank you, il give that ago
     

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