Fishguy1987
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2012
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- 23
First off, I don't mean to offend or pick at anyone.. But I have to know.. Why is it that on these aquarium forums I hear so much about cycling your tank and all this. People literally spending weeks if not up to two months "cycling" their new tanks.. When I mention I got my 75 gal ready in 2 days, I become the subject of scrutiny. (excuse any typos I'm writing from I phone)..
I have had tanks for long periods of time.. For the last 4 years probably. I have held the tanks in a small city where water was highly chemicalized with chlorine and such, as well as in the country where I am now with sulfur and hard water. NEVER have I lost any fish to just putting them in the water. Heck if they aren't expensive fish I don't even worry much about acclimating.
So why so much scrutiny from fish people when I say I just started a tank and added fish as soon as the temp was right? I do how ever, always use prime.. My water is always clear and I keep the tank vacuumed decently...
Again not picking but really am looking for an explanation as to why this is such a chemistry project to some people? (I could see if you were using discus or something) by the way, I have kept anything from cats, cichlids, goldies, piranha, name it...
I have had tanks for long periods of time.. For the last 4 years probably. I have held the tanks in a small city where water was highly chemicalized with chlorine and such, as well as in the country where I am now with sulfur and hard water. NEVER have I lost any fish to just putting them in the water. Heck if they aren't expensive fish I don't even worry much about acclimating.
So why so much scrutiny from fish people when I say I just started a tank and added fish as soon as the temp was right? I do how ever, always use prime.. My water is always clear and I keep the tank vacuumed decently...
Again not picking but really am looking for an explanation as to why this is such a chemistry project to some people? (I could see if you were using discus or something) by the way, I have kept anything from cats, cichlids, goldies, piranha, name it...