fishless cycling w/ plants
 

On 16 Oct 2002 00:03:21 GMT, (Engine21) wrote:

later (after the cycle). I'm going to try the fishless cycling method. Should
the plants be put in at the beginning of the cycle or wait till the end? Will
that much ammonia at one time harm the plants?

If your tank has the lighting levels used for planted tanks, then all
that ammonia will lead to big algae problems.

If you are setting up a well lit, CO2 injected planted tank, then you
should consider an alternate approach that has worked well for many
people:

http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_newtank.htm


Chuck Gadd
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua

fishless cycling w/ plants
 

FWIW, I find this "fishless cycling craze" pretty silly. Simply
vacuuming some mulm from an established aquarium, adding this to the
filter, some old tank water etc, mix a bunch into your gravel right
before you fill the tank up instantly cycles your tank, no waiting for
3 weeks etc.

I mean how simple is adding what you want in the _first place_,
BACTERIA and organic mulm, vs Household cleaners?
I just don't get it.


well it kind of depends f you have an established tank to begin with to take
bacteria from that said i did fishless cycling on my first tank then seeded my
others from it

fishless cycling w/ plants
 

fishless cycling w/ plants
 

my point was yuo need a source tank to seed from if you don't have one why not
fishless cycle

fishless cycling w/ plants
 

fishless cycling w/ plants
 

Go back read the thread first off.And no tank water will do next to nothing as
it contains little or no bacteria. Gravel and filter material on the other hand
can be used to seed a totaly new tank to help it cycle faster. I did my first
tank using fishless cycling then seeded my new tank from it

fishless cycling w/ plants