Rinzy
Aquarium Advice Activist
plecoking said:I treat a tank cycling no different than I'd treat a cycled tank.
add clean water - add fish - feed fish - do water changes
I don't really give much credence to cycling or the so called beneficial bacterial, because they show up sooner or later like clockwork. Just feed your fish like you normally do and keep up on the water changes. The tank will cycle, fish don't really need the bacteria, that is what the water changes are for. I think some rely too much on tank cycling, it's only beneficial if you don't do weekly water changes. Other than that, it's not that important.
Well, I'd prefer it to be cycled as I'm currently doing 50-60% pwc every day just to keep the ammonia down. I'd love to be doing water changes on a weekly basis but until then it's all about test tubes and buckets.