125 g reef

[salty tree 1]

Hey everybody I have a question. How long should I cycle my water before I add fish?


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[Dragon.goby]

It's not about how long, it's about when the water is ready. Buy a test kit and when you see nitrates you'll know it's almost done. Once you see nitrates keep testing until they are at 0. You can then add fish.


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[Sniperhank]

Once you get everything ready to cycle, your time will start when you present an ammonia source. I always recommend cycling with a cocktail shrimp as it is simple and once you can't detect any ammonia or nitrite levels, you are free to add a fish. It takes any measuring and dosing the tank with pure ammonia out of the picture and less likely to make any mistakes.

[Dragon.goby]

Originally Posted by Sniperhank

Once you get everything ready to cycle, your time will start when you present an ammonia source. I always recommend cycling with a cocktail shrimp as it is simple and once you can't detect any ammonia or nitrite levels, you are free to add a fish. It takes any measuring and dosing the tank with pure ammonia out of the picture and less likely to make any mistakes.

+1 on this


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