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    cycle not starting! help!

    hi! i already have a bottle of Prime so when ammonia shows up i am prepared ! and that's make me feel a lot better knowing that having poop is ok! i might start taking a little out every couple of days or so just to keep it looking nice and clean !
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    cycle not starting! help!

    thank you! i have a bare bottom tank so that would be no problem! i also have tested my tap water which has 1 ppm of ammonia so i know i'm not getting false readings
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    cycle not starting! help!

    thank you for replying ! in my tank i only have 2 moss balls which are quite small! i didn't add any established media or bottled bacteria! and i have been sure to shake all the bottles before putting them in to test and then i also shake the test tube pretty hard ! i have only done one 20%...
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    cycle not starting! help!

    i am trying currently to do a fish-in-cycle, i have a 20 gallon tank with 4 rosy minnows in it. i put the fish in April 28th (12 days ago) and i have been feeding them everyday a little bit of food. at first i tested for ammonia and had nothing so i fed them a little more. still no ammonia and...
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    Fish-in cycle help!!

    thank you! this is the first tank I have ever cycled and I have read a lot about it I just get really paranoid I'm doing things wrong!
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    Fish-in cycle help!!

    i just hope mine doesn't take 2 months!
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    Fish-in cycle help!!

    thank you for the reply! my tank only has 2 moss balls in it and i also have prime. my fish are also eating regularly (i feed them a tiny bit when i wake up) and all 4 seem to be eating regularly and i can see fish poop so i know they are using the bathroom. i don't know i just feel like i'm...
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    Fish-in cycle help!!

    I have a 20-gallon aquarium and I put 4 rosy minnows in there 2 days ago to start a fish-in cycle. I am using an API test kit and today I have still no signs of ammonia. Should I wait a couple more days and test again? I just assumed that I would at least have a little bit of ammonia. Any...
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