I came up with this all on my own.
Steps:
1.) Set-up your aquarium as you would. Get the filter running with all the water and decor in it and such.
2.) Buy extra filter media and set that up in a bowl or small bucket. (about 1 gallon.) Add a little bit of gravel also. Put water in the bowl. (Use water from the tank that has been conditioned.)
3.) Go buy some pure 100% ammonia and Freshwater Biozme (it is dried GOOD bacteria that activates when it hits water).
4.) The next morning put about 4-5 drops of ammonia per 10 gallons into your tank. Put the same exact amount you put into the tank into the bowl with your extra filter media.
5.) Add 1/4 teaspoon of the Biozyme per 20 gallons into the BOWL with the extra filter media. Go by how many gallons are in your tank, not your bowl.
6.) That same day before you go to bed put about 2-3 drops of ammonia per 10 gallons into the tank. Put the same amount into the bowl with the extra filter media.
7.) The next morning add about 1/8 teaspoon per 20 gallons (doesn’t have to be exact) of the Biozyme into the tank. Also replace the filter media in the filter with the media that has been soaking in the bowl. Then replace the gravel.
8.) Let this sit like that for about 2 hours. (remember always have the filter in the tank run 24/7)
9.) Then add about 3-4 drops of ammonia per 10 gallons into the tank.
10.) Let that sit for 5-8 hours.
11.) Either get the water tested from a LFS or test it yourself. Your ammonia and nitrite levels should be minimal to none
12.) YOUR FISH TANK IS CYCLE!!
This method works because the media in the bowl is like media from a tank that has been running for years because of so much bacteria and ammonia in such a little place. This adds a lot of GOOD bacteria into your tank's filter which is the exact place you need it.
PS. This ingenious way of cycling was thought up by a person who has never had a fish tank and is 15 YEARS OLD! Yeah that’s me.
Steps:
1.) Set-up your aquarium as you would. Get the filter running with all the water and decor in it and such.
2.) Buy extra filter media and set that up in a bowl or small bucket. (about 1 gallon.) Add a little bit of gravel also. Put water in the bowl. (Use water from the tank that has been conditioned.)
3.) Go buy some pure 100% ammonia and Freshwater Biozme (it is dried GOOD bacteria that activates when it hits water).
4.) The next morning put about 4-5 drops of ammonia per 10 gallons into your tank. Put the same exact amount you put into the tank into the bowl with your extra filter media.
5.) Add 1/4 teaspoon of the Biozyme per 20 gallons into the BOWL with the extra filter media. Go by how many gallons are in your tank, not your bowl.
6.) That same day before you go to bed put about 2-3 drops of ammonia per 10 gallons into the tank. Put the same amount into the bowl with the extra filter media.
7.) The next morning add about 1/8 teaspoon per 20 gallons (doesn’t have to be exact) of the Biozyme into the tank. Also replace the filter media in the filter with the media that has been soaking in the bowl. Then replace the gravel.
8.) Let this sit like that for about 2 hours. (remember always have the filter in the tank run 24/7)
9.) Then add about 3-4 drops of ammonia per 10 gallons into the tank.
10.) Let that sit for 5-8 hours.
11.) Either get the water tested from a LFS or test it yourself. Your ammonia and nitrite levels should be minimal to none
12.) YOUR FISH TANK IS CYCLE!!
This method works because the media in the bowl is like media from a tank that has been running for years because of so much bacteria and ammonia in such a little place. This adds a lot of GOOD bacteria into your tank's filter which is the exact place you need it.
PS. This ingenious way of cycling was thought up by a person who has never had a fish tank and is 15 YEARS OLD! Yeah that’s me.