Best way to cycle)

[Notsolostfish]

Whats the best way to cycle a tank? Fritz? Dr tim? Etc? I wonder how the bacteria in fritz stays alive especially with the shipment etc. whats your experience like? I need to cycle my 200g

 

[dangles]

I personally used Dr Tim’s. However I’ve heard Fritz is also very effective. As long as you follow the instructions on the bottle you should be fine with either.

*edit - This is based on what I’ve read. I’m pretty new too

 

[Propane]

I think ammonium is gonna be ammonium so brand probably won’t make a difference. As far as the turbo start or equivalant prolly makes no difference either.

 

[silent1mezzo]

Fish food and time I've used fritz in the past and it worked well

 

[PeterEde]

I used Seachem Stability and live rock. I was cycled in 3 weeks

 

[Stevorino]

Just finished cycling with Tims and couldn’t be more impressed. Cycled many tanks and this one was the easiest and most effective by far.

 

[jabberwock]

Both reef tanks I have set up cycled in 9 days. Check my build thread for details.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Just food for thought:

Writing Prompt: Nitrifying bacteria are undesirable in a reef tank

3. When nitrifying bacteria are present, they can grab up ammonia present in the water and convert it to nitrate, leaving less ammonia for corals. I bolded what I feel is the "sleight of hand" in Randy's argument, and why I'm still in the "nitrifiers are good" camp. Randy statement is a good...

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