Brian_Nano12g
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hey guys, just watched this video on youtube from the watersnake.com about cycling a tank in 3 minutes. I've heard that you can speed up the cycling process by adding a filter sponge and/or media from an established tank. I was thinking of the store-bought bottled cycling stuff but wanted to save some cash and time. But since I'm on a budget and I'm thinking of all the other stuff I need to buy (i.e. test kits, cleaning supplies, decor, fish, etc.), I've been researching.
This video seems plausible by adding the dark bacteria infested juice straight from the filter sponge of a healthy tank to the water or a new in-the-process cycling tank. However, this particular video on youtube.com does not have the comments enabled so I'm unable to see if people had success with this method.
The video is at: YouTube - Cycle a fish tank in 3 minutes
I want to know if this is the fastest method? If so, I do have a few friends who own well established tanks. Also, would the sponge juice work from any tropical freshwater tank to an intended new freshwater tank (i.e. from an African Cichlid Tank to a Souther American Cichlid Tank)? I'm cool with trying out the fishless method of cycling.. but the sticky note method of adding pure ammonia seems hard and finding "pure" ammonia seems even harder for most folks...LOL
This video seems plausible by adding the dark bacteria infested juice straight from the filter sponge of a healthy tank to the water or a new in-the-process cycling tank. However, this particular video on youtube.com does not have the comments enabled so I'm unable to see if people had success with this method.
The video is at: YouTube - Cycle a fish tank in 3 minutes
I want to know if this is the fastest method? If so, I do have a few friends who own well established tanks. Also, would the sponge juice work from any tropical freshwater tank to an intended new freshwater tank (i.e. from an African Cichlid Tank to a Souther American Cichlid Tank)? I'm cool with trying out the fishless method of cycling.. but the sticky note method of adding pure ammonia seems hard and finding "pure" ammonia seems even harder for most folks...LOL