Boy, sure no shortage of advice on cycling on the internet.... which path to follow? Here's my situation: picked up a functioning tank from someone, filter, big driftwood, etc, so I thought GREAT no cycle, or a short one. Filled it up with tap water, plants, etc. One article I read said NOT to treat the water with anything just yet (can't remember why...), then later I read another article that said to DEFINITELY treat the water first, otherwise the chloride typical to tap water will kill the bacteria you're trying to cultivate. Damn, did I just screw up the advantage of getting a pre-cycled tank? Not sure what to do, I dumped in some Nutrafin Cycle. The ammonia level has been steady at 0.25 all through this from the beginning. Now what? My goal is a fast and fishless cycle. Should I dump in some pure ammonia, as many recommend? If so, where the heck do you find unadulterated ammonia ? -- I have looked everywhere, and all the bottles (even plain generic ones) say there contain perfume. Do I even NEED to force an ammonia spike, since it's a pre-existing tank? Should I just plop a few fish in and see what happens? Unfortunately, patience is not one of my virtues, so I will do whatever will help accelerate the process. All advice happily accepted! Thanks much.
- Marc
- Marc