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My real point was that there is no need to go through the pain and time of a 4 - 6 week fishless cycle.
HN1 obviously did not click on any of my links where I describe my entire cycling process. Especially, the note under the picture of "day 9" where I explicitly stated:
Day 9 Cycle complete; Ammonia & Nitrite ZERO, Nitrate 5 ppm. Fluval foam pre-filter added to intake after sitting in "dirty water" section of AquaClear 30-60 on the 38 gallon to absorb some bb.
In other words, I tested the water before putting in 10 new fish (same number as I had minnows in during the "fish-in" cycle). I simply avoided the hassle of constantly having to add chemicals and monitoring the ammonia and nitrite levels. Once the water was odorless and crystal clear, I tested it just before adding fish to make certain it was safe.
You are right about not adding all the fish at once. When I added 9 more fish a few days later, I did get a slight "bloom" of beneficial bacteria due to the increased bio-load. It cleared up in a few days.