cycle

So, I’ve been cycling my 90g as some of you may know, and today is a big day. Yesterday, after adding some ammonia and fritz turbostart, my levels were: Ammonia: 2-3 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: damn high, 100+? pH: 6.8-7.0 Today, my parameters are: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: still damn high of...

Hi y’all! I’m cycling a 90g tank currently with a FX6 canister filter and a sponge filter. However, they have both gotten disgusting, but I am not sure if this is just due to the amount of Fritz Live I’ve used, or if it’s just icky. Should I clean them, or wait for the tank to be cycled? For...

Hey y’all! im having some trouble with my cycling here. I was doing great, ammonia was going from 2 to 0 within 2 days. However, I was over 100 nitrates, so I decided to do a water change, and for some reason thought it would be a good idea to add more ammonia than I usually do. Now (even after...

Hey everyone! Now, I’ve been cycling my tank for a little bit now. And I was wondering if I should do a water change on it? I don’t know if doing a water change during the cycling would affect the cycle at all, so I just want to make sure. I know, complete newbie post, but I just want to be...

Hello friends! So, the time has finally come for me to cycle my 90-gallon tank. I currently have a senegal bichir, a leopard bush fish, and 6 keyhole cichlids on hold for me at my LFS. All of them are very little. Today I finally finished getting the tank full filtered, I’m using an FX6 fluval...

hello does anyone have experience on using bacteria in a bottle on larger tanks (300-500 gallons) if so how did it go?

Originally posted under setup I need help with upgrading the tank for my 15” pleco and his goldfish pal. tank is cycled (I think) but I’m thinking a tank to tank move- please read the thread here and give me suggestions...

Alright so I properly mixed the reef salt, salinity is 1.022 ppt, Ph is around 8.1, and I have everything set up that I need. I JUST added the water to the tank, like, 10 minutes ago. I have the bacteria bottle that I will add to the tank to start the cycling process, but I have a few questions...

I am getting a 240 gallon acrylic tank (96x24x24) and I'm wondering how to cycle the tank when I first set it up and how long it will take. I will have two FX6's connected to it. I am assuming that when I start I will have: Ammonia 0 ppm Nitrites 0 ppm Nitrates 0 ppm PH ? And then...

First off, sorry if this is in the wrong thread but it's the closest I saw since my Pleco is the only one involved. But basically I got a new 55 about a month and a half ago (43 days according to Reddit), I went through a cycle which I sped up by adding old media from a filter I ran in a cycled...

Okay i have 2 Oscars. They are under 6in so i had them in a 55 by themselves. ( Yes i have 120 not set up yet for when or if they get larger). Anyway i bought a 3in channel cat for my pond but figured id grow it out with the os in the 55 for the winter and then it would be in the pond 500 gall...

Hi there! I set up a new 255L (~67 gallon) tank for my adult oscar about three months ago as I was having unrelated issues with his old one. As it's virtually impossible to acquire clear ammonia where I live, I decided to do a fish-in cycle with six tiger barbs and some filter media from an...

Hi, I currently have a 70 gallon tank, that my husband is going to let me upgrade to a 125 gallon (possibly bigger) for Christmas. I know this is months away, but want to make sure we plan this out right. The current tank is set in the wall viewable from living room (access to clean and feed is...

So I have my new 75 gallon sitting in my room and I am letting the filter I bought for it (Quiet flow 55/75) run on my established 50 gallon which uses an aquaclear 50. my questions are 1. If I let the filter cycle and then attach that to my 75 along with many rocks, plastic plants, and gravel...