The New Rage is Fishless Cycling, however here is what i recommend!
1. get some live plants and plant your tank, this gives that tank a nice look but also help keep fish safer as plants use ammonia and nitrate!
2. get a good test kit
3. make a rough idea of what stock u want in your tank, each fish group will have its own set of needs and abilities to adjust to your water, with that said choose the hardiest group first and add them to cycle your tank
4. Check your water atleast once a day to keep water levels safe for your fish
5. Change your water whenever your levels are not safe for fish(i changed mine every time i have ammonia or nitrite) about 25-50 percent depending on how high levels are, this will keep your fish safe
6. Be Patient, it pays off : )
Im not saying anything about zebra danios, but unless u intend to have them in your tank dont use them to cycle, they are super hardy however if u dont like them or dont want them and just get them to cycle the tank, ur pretty much stuck with them after the tank is cycled, and the fishless cycling this is the "Best way" or the "humane way" to do it, however i see it this way, a fish in cycle is literally the most natural way, and nature has been doing this since the start of time, and the fishless cycle has only been around a few years so i trust nature well before i trust science on this one, also if u are doing water changes and feeding accordingly the fish in cycle is safe! u just have to hold up your end of the deal with keeping your water safe while everything cycles
Hope this helps
I'd have to say I agree. I'm not a fan of danios, but the long-finned variety is kinda cool. I just like my fish to kinda chill out and "be groovy." These guys don't chill out... They are quick and never stop.
This will defy belief, but the owner of one of the LFS cycled one of his show tanks in the store with cardinal tetras. I asked him about it and he said they have such a small bioload that they cycle the tank very slowly and he can keep the water at appropriate levels for them easily. Said he's been doing it for years.
The New Rage is Fishless Cycling, however here is what i recommend!
1. get some live plants and plant your tank, this gives that tank a nice look but also help keep fish safer as plants use ammonia and nitrate!
2. get a good test kit
3. make a rough idea of what stock u want in your tank, each fish group will have its own set of needs and abilities to adjust to your water, with that said choose the hardiest group first and add them to cycle your tank
4. Check your water atleast once a day to keep water levels safe for your fish
5. Change your water whenever your levels are not safe for fish(i changed mine every time i have ammonia or nitrite) about 25-50 percent depending on how high levels are, this will keep your fish safe
6. Be Patient, it pays off : )
Im not saying anything about zebra danios, but unless u intend to have them in your tank dont use them to cycle, they are super hardy however if u dont like them or dont want them and just get them to cycle the tank, ur pretty much stuck with them after the tank is cycled, and the fishless cycling this is the "Best way" or the "humane way" to do it, however i see it this way, a fish in cycle is literally the most natural way, and nature has been doing this since the start of time, and the fishless cycle has only been around a few years so i trust nature well before i trust science on this one, also if u are doing water changes and feeding accordingly the fish in cycle is safe! u just have to hold up your end of the deal with keeping your water safe while everything cycles
Hope this helps
By no means do i mean to say one is better than the other its Just how I personally feel about it
Agreed agreed