WendiDell said:
Sorry for the stupid questions, but i dont want to further harm my mollys.
They aren't stupid questions. It was a stupid sales person that gave you the standard bad advice. And you were smart enough to look elsewhere for the right answers.
Ask all the questions you need to. That's why AA is here. To many stores give bad information so they can make a bigger sale.
At this point don't even ask the store about cycling your tank. They will instantly try to sell you all kinds of things with bacteria or to colonize bacteria or whatever. It's all a waste of money, there are NO additives that will cycle your tank. It just takes time.
Unless you know someone with an already established filter that they will loan to you. Run it and yours at the same time. The used filter will help bacteria grow in the new filter and in your gravel and on the fake plants & decorations.
Nothing the store will sell you can do that.
The store makes a lot of money selling CRUD that is useless, to the new fish keepers.
Before you buy, ask if it works here on AA. It can save you hundreds of dollars. I wish I had known about AA when I first started. I get nauseous if I think about how much money and how many fish I lost in the beginning, just from asking the "expert" at the store.
Good luck to you and welcome to AA your soon to be favorite place to hang out.[/QUOTE]
+1
I wish on had AA before I got my tank. I got the same advice you had. "24hrs before you add fish"
I bought 3 bottles of stress zyme and it did nothing. After the first one did nothing they said try another then another.
If you know some one with an established tank you can borrow some gravel or filter medium and put it in your water flow. This is the best way to speed things up.