GallonsOfFun
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How long does a tank take to cycle when established filter media is placed in a canister filter?
A little background: I purchased an instant cycling product, TLC's Smart Start (that's right, I'm naming and shaming) and it didn't even remotely work. Someone I know had success with it and it had generally good reviews online, so I thought it would work.
I have 4 tiger barbs in the tank (don't lecture me about fishless cycling - I know - I thought the ammonia would be gone within 24hrs because of Smart Start) and the ammonia levels are hovering around .5 after about a week. I went to my locally owned fish store and they kindly gave me some established filter media, which I placed in my canister filter today.
My question is how long will it take the tank to cycle now?
A little background: I purchased an instant cycling product, TLC's Smart Start (that's right, I'm naming and shaming) and it didn't even remotely work. Someone I know had success with it and it had generally good reviews online, so I thought it would work.
I have 4 tiger barbs in the tank (don't lecture me about fishless cycling - I know - I thought the ammonia would be gone within 24hrs because of Smart Start) and the ammonia levels are hovering around .5 after about a week. I went to my locally owned fish store and they kindly gave me some established filter media, which I placed in my canister filter today.
My question is how long will it take the tank to cycle now?