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12-24-2011, 08:42 PM
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Need help with cycling
Hi Guys!
New member, 1st post. 2nd tank. I have a 55 gallon tank with 2 over sized Oscars that have been in there for 18 months. I set up a 90 gallon tank on Thursday to move them into. I'm using a NEW Aqueon Quiet Flow 55/75 400 GPH and a Marineland Penguin w/Bio-Wheel 350 GPH that I took out of my existing tank (I had 2 of these on my existing tank). I added about 2 pounds of existing gravel to the new tank. I used TopFin Water Conditioner and Bacteria Supplement on Thursday. I noticed today the water was a cloudy white color. I am assuming this is the bacteria bloom stage. The guy at the pet store suggested I use a few feeder fish in the tank to assist in the cycling, so I added 7 today. He also suggested I remove 50 gallons from the existing tank, put the fish in a bucket, siphon the existing water into the new tank and then put the fish in the new tank. At 1st I thought he was crazy, but then I thought about them having more than 2/3 of their existing water in the new tank. It would be like doing a big water change. What should I do? Right now the new tank is: Ammonia: .2 Nitrate: 0 Nitrite: 0 Alkalinity: 80 pH: 7.5 Temp: 80 Degrees Thanks guys AJ |
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12-24-2011, 11:01 PM
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Re: Need help with cycling
Don't put the Oscars in the new tank until it has cycled. You've given the process a boost by using one of the old filters and gravel, but I wouldn't push my luck. Since nitrates are at 0, your tank hasn't cycled yet. Why would you subject your fish to the nasty chemicals of the cycling process? It might be shorter in duration, but what's the rush? Just my 2 cents. Good luck!
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