Re: Cycling and how to avoid New Tank Syndrome - by Alien Anna
#11
boy i sure wish i had come here when i was still a newbie hehe.
normally when i have new tanks, i cycle them with fancy goldfish. (oranda, fantail, ryukin ect.) they produce the most ammonia and will cycle the tank all the quicker.
then i do daily 10% change, and add ammonia binder (most common are amquel, prime, ammolock) and then salt to .1% to protect against the nitrIte spikes.
the whole process for me normally takes a month or so. its slow going with fish.
when i get my first pond set up, i am going to cycle the pond myself without fish. much easier, and will safe you all the heart ache of the fish stressing and maybe dying if you make a mistake.
*blush* thats just my two cents. hope no one minds.