fishless cycle

Hi everyone! This is my first aquascape (see pictures below) - I'm wanting to do it all "right" - or create the best conditions for the plants and fish to thrive (as we all do :) ). I chose a "dark start" fishless/plantless cycle strategy as what I gleaned was the most conservative/successful...

Hey all, I'm completely new to this. I've been reading around and there seems to be many different opinions. Is it possible for me to start a new tank without using ammonia or fish food to start the cycle? Currently, my new tank has stones and some good amount of plants in it. I'm also using...

Hi All I've checked out the forum for threads on Fishless Cycling but couldn't quite find the answer to my question, please therefore forgive me for starting a new thread on cycling a tank. So, I've had my new 20l nano tank set up for about 4 weeks now, with 50% water changes daily for first...

Here was Day 1 of my set up, any advice appreciated. Here was day 2 of my tank set up. Day 4 is today, I will test all water parameters with a master kit, my question is do i need to do a water change today? and how much? I have no livestock. But have been doing. 6 hours light 5 hours...

Hi All, I've set up my first tank about 2 weeks ago, but unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to start cycling right after, because I was away and I wanted to monitor it closely, so I started cycling about 4-5 days ago. I am trying to do a fishless cycle with fish food (flakes). I added a...

Firstly hello, i am new to fish keeping. I have a goldfish which has ich :(, but he is being treated. I am getting a 25 gal tank soon and heard i. Needed to cycle it. My filter in my goldfish tank has been running for over a week and ive been doing %30 water changes daily. Whats the best way to...

Has anyone here ever tried a fishless cycle (w ammonia) in blackout to avoid algae? I saw a passing reference to it on one post for starting a low tech planted tank, but found no further details on it. I did, however, read that the desired nitrifying bacteria are photosensitive, so might...