Active filter put in at the end of a cycle?

[Marinemammalover]

Hi. So I have been cycling my twenty gallon for about eight weeks now with six zebra danios and am currently in the middle of a nitrite spike of around one to two ( I have been doing fifty to sixty percent water changes whenever I can which is usually everyday). I have read online about buying an active filter from angelsplus.com to "seed" your tank. I don't have access to any cycled media or gravel and I know that I will need a sponge filter in my tank just in case there is a power outage( I ready have a power filter) anyway...I was wondering if I could still add the sponge filter this late in the cycle to help seed the tank??? Any comments would be very helpful thank you!

 

[Laser]

Absolutely, it will help your cycle complete faster. I did the same thing and those angelsplus active filter pads do not disappoint.

 

[cmybliss]

Agreed. I put one in my tank and it cycled,fish in, in about a month.

 

[Cichlid Kid]

Be sure to keep up with testing the nitrogen cycle though just in case and especially if adding new stock.

 

[Marinemammalover]

Ok thank you everybody! I am not going to add new stock until my tank is cycled and I am going to keep testing everyday. Hopefully I'll be able to order the filter today and my cycle will speed up a little!