Cycling question

[deerhunter06]

Hi Adam.I would just add about 5 Damsels and feed them daily all they want.Check the ammonia in 2 to 4 days and it should start to show some ammonia levels.Fish have the nitrifying bacteria with them and it will be a natural process.Buying good cured live rock will help with the cycle not spiking.Smell the live rock before you purchase it.If it smells foul, leave it. Good luck,Richard

Don't do this.

 

[Rich LED]

Don't do this.

Why would you not do this.

 

[deerhunter06]

it cruel and unnecessary to use fish to cycle a fish tank why would put fish into an environment with ammonia (which is bad for fish in case u didnt know) when you can simply add pure ammonia to cycle a fish tank. Furthermore no one wants damsels so it will also save you the trouble in trying to catch them and take them out IF the ammonia doesnt kill them.

 

[Adam_J]

Wasent going to my tank is not getting any fish until I know for sure it has been cycled !

 

[Adam_J]

Btw thanks for all the help deerhunter06 you have been lots of help in like all of my forums

 

[deerhunter06]

You are welcome sir. Happy to help.

 

[Adam_J]

Tested my tank tonight and ammonia is still at 0.1 nitrites 1-2ppm nitrates 2.5ppm

 

[Adam_J]

Only thing that changed is nitrites went from. Nothing to 1-2