sure. flake food breaks down better, but what is the ammonia like? when Hikari is
used there is ammonia in the water right away.

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:23:53 CST, "Stumpy" wrote:

FISHLESS CYCLING OF TANKS
rather than getting the RIGHT kind of ammonia and getting the RIGHT amount
in the
tank, a pinch of Hikari Gold fish food for a small tank up to a tablespoon
in a 75
gallon can be tossed into the tank, the heat set to 82oF and plenty of
aeration. In
3 days or so watch the ammonia. If no ammonia is seen add more food.
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/care/care.htm


I put in some goldfish pellets, raised the temp and 3 days later they are
covered in a white hairy cocoonlike cocoon. Looks like a fungus more than
normal decomposition. Is this OK?