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susankat · 11-21-2008, 03:08 PM

You can also use cooked prawns to provide a source of ammonia as it decays. I haven't cycled a tank in 25 years though. I just used filter media from another tank, or let the new filter run for a couple of weeks on a cycled tank.
Adding lots of plants (like 75%) at a minimum you can start adding fish slowly right away. Called a silent cycle. That is the method I use I use the most since I have an over abundance of plants.

Also on saltwater tanks, using a cooked prawn would help in cycling it.

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