fishless cycling

[murff68]

Hi I'm cycling a tank using raw fish, however I'm lead to believe that this method could introduce bad bacteria to the tank?, would I be better removing the raw fish & use the fish flake method?, I'm a bit confused as I've heard the fish flake method can add phosphate & later down the road can cause an algae bloom?, that is why I'm using raw fish. Would like to hear from anyone that has cycled using these methods....thanks

 

[librarygirl]

Hi, yes, both methods (the raw fish or fish food) are very messy and difficult to control the amount of ammonia. If you can get your hands on some pure ammonia, it's a lot easier, cleaner, and more accurate. I know others have used the raw fish method, maybe they can give you more advice based on their experience though. Good luck!

 

[stingrays4]

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