librarygirl
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Morning librarygirl
pH - 7.5
ammo - 0 (redosed 10ml this morning)
no2 - 5 (GET THE FRONT DOOR!!!)
no3 - 160
Hey, silly question but eh, humor me...if pwc's are effective at ridding the tank of ammo, no2 and lowering no3 drastically and one such as me has the chance to do very frequent pwc's (I work from home every day), then couldn't you 'get away' with not cycling? That is the point of cycling to establish the bio filter, right? Wouldn't the bio filter still happen over time either way?
Do you mean with fish or without? Without fish you need an ammonia source, the tank won't cycle on its own without something to feed on. If you mean a fish-in cycle, then yes the tank would cycle eventually with fish in the tank, you'll just need to do frequent pwc to keep them safe. It's up to you, but you're already halfway there. And the nitrite phase is particularly dangerous for fish, plus fish may not produce as much ammonia as you are dosing with so it could set your cycle back. To get an idea of what you'd be getting into, read the 'new tank with fish' link in my signature.