The Nitrogen cycle by Seth's Aquariums

This is a very breif overview of the Nitrogen Cycle. Please visit our website at www.sethsaquariums.com and join our forums!

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Pets & Animals

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• saltwater
• aquariums

[erichoward15]

you said earlier that a freshwater tank only takes 3 days to cycle, is this true? if so im about to start cycling a 75g tank, how would i go about it to have it ready in 3 days?

[SnakeBlitz33]

Just put water in it, dechlorinate the water, turn on your equipment and let it run for 3 days. There is enough bacteria in the air that will get into the water to cycle the tank.

[nerflover1000]

i am cylcleing my saltwater tank but it has been a month but nothing happend

[SnakeBlitz33]

Sometimes the Nitrogen Cycle is so small that you can not see a spike in ammonia or nitrite... If your ammonia and nitrite are not detectable, then your aquarium is cycled. Although, you might not have a significant buildup of bacteria yet to keep fish. You may want to start off by adding a small cleanup crew. Then add a chromis and so on and so forth, depending on your success.

[ale13110]

HI there iv set up a 20 gallon saltwater tank its been up for 2 weeks now i added a clown to help it ctcle my leavels dont want to go down how much longer do u think this will take help im doing water changes and everthing they just wont go down

[SnakeBlitz33]

It depends on how much rotten organic compounds you have in your water. Most modern aquarists suggest not to use a fish to cycle your aquarium. Keep doing water changes, but make sure you are using pure RO/DI water - double check it with a TDS meter if you are buying it at a store. You don't want your cycle to stop - it's on going. You just have to know when it becomes stable, and at that point, ammonia is 0, Nitrite is 0 and Nitrate can be anywhere from 0 to100.

[seedlessone]

@SnakeBlitz33

This is terrible adivce and I hope no one takes it. WTF bacteria in the air cycle your tank?? Thats the dumbest shit Ive heard all day.

[MegaHayhayhayhay]

can i use accrual f to cycle my tank?

[86yukon]

That tank is nice but from my view it don't look level look at the water line

[slapurmommaz]

O.k. I need help...Bought my tank 10 days ago, set it up and let it cycle for 4 days (freshwater)....added a few fish and 3 days after adding them the water is beginning to look a little cloudy..I feed them very small amounts 2x's a day...it's a 20 gallon with guppies/mollies. Can you tell me what the heck I'm doing wrong? Should I leave it alone, or did I give my existing fish a death sentence or something? :(

[lei5ght19n]

When my tank has finished cycling will there be any nitrogen and amonenia in the water? If so how do i get rid of it. Thanks.

[crazywilburclan]

expert village wannabe!!! jk good infos

[lastloserpicked]

@andymohammed

Healthy? The lifespan of an average properly kept fan tail goldfish is well over 10 years. You poisoned them in thier own waste until they had finally had enough.

[truckdriverruss]

@SnakeBlitz33  Your full of shit!!

[andymohammed]

well personalty i've had fishes since i was 12 and i never left my tank for a couple of days to cycle or what ever and i never had problems with my fishes .. i had fan tail Goldfishes in a 10 gal tank that all 3 of them grew up to 10 inches long within a year .... they lived two years and they died cause the tank was too small for all 3 of them .. the last one died because i had to put it in a smaller tank i dont follow rules of the "fish tank" and my fishes grow healthy and beautiful

[123FIREball200]

very very perdy fish