Nutrafin Cycle-Does it work?

[eduguy]

Does it work? Once you dose it should can you put in a fish safely?

 

[Kitekat87]

I got nutrafin cycle with my new tank and used it as directed. That was 5 weeks ago and my tank still isn't cycled yet. For the first 4 weeks I had to do daily 40% water changes to keep the nitrites down, this last week I am changing about 30% every other day.

I have heard other people have had some success but it depends on how the bottles have been stored by the retailer.

 

[eduguy]

Other opinions? Do you need to constantly dose it?

 

[Wyomingite]

Yes it works. No ya don't hafta add it constantly.

I was a little skeptical at first. It says ya can add fish immediately, so I followed the directions and added a few zebra danios immediately. Followed the directions the next two days. Never lost a fish, never saw any ammonia or nitrite spikes, and nitrates started showin' up at detectable levels a few days or a week later, don't remember how long it took. Anyways, made a believer outta me.

I've used it several times since, when I needed a tank now. Have never had any problems with it.

WYite

 

[shellyx]

I used it on my first tank & didn't think it worked constantly doing pwc too keep paras down. But I have heard other people use it & say that it's worked for them. If anything I think it dragged out my cycling longer.

 

[eduguy]

I got some in my new 10 gallon tank and they only gave me 60 ml so I hope i don't need to dose it weekly.