does any use "cycle"

[ken the newbe]

is the product "cycle " any good to start a tank off with? pros/cons

 

[1journeyman]

Pros: It's cheaper than many things you can buy to put in your tank
Cons: A cycle is a process where the bacteria in your tank balances out to handle your bioload. You can't rush that.

 

[ophiura]

It is one of the cheapest, and likely least effective, of a line of relatively ineffective products.
It is money better spent on LR, which really, truly, has live bacteria. Stuff in a bottle on the shelf (or in the fridge)? Not the best way to spend money.
I agree, a cycle takes time. There is no rushing things in this hobby, IMO.

 

[ken the newbe]

my levels arnt really moving to much -the bag of live sand i bought said it will cause the tank not to cycle and be ready for fish-
should i throw in a shrimp at this point or should i wait it out ? i have two damsel in there . are these fish too small to create the bio load to cycle??

 

[triga22]

Ken depends on the size of tank.

 

[rjosel]

i got new 90gl tank(30 days) with 50 pound LS and 75 pound LR with 10 green damsel.
Ammonia 0.5
Nitrate 5
Nitrite 0.1
PH 8.6
Temp 78-80
Sal 1.23
I have like week with the same leves

i want adds new fish soon.
I do it well?????

 

[hatessushi]

I use cycle whenever I get a new fish to put in the QT. I don't use it to try to cycle the tank but for the fish. It helps make the fish acclimate a bit easier.

 

[nanahugs]

My husband loves this stuff and uses it with our freshwater and saltwater tanks. Not to cycle the tanks because our saltwater tanks had the live rock, sand and chromis to do that, but to just give it a boost. I am not sure that it is necessary, but I did not object when he did it. I recently saw an add for premixed saltwater and live sand that you put in your tank and it is instantly ready for fish...hmmm.

 

[1journeyman]

Originally Posted by rjosel
i got new 90gl tank(30 days) with 50 pound LS and 75 pound LR with 10 green damsel.
Ammonia 0.5
Nitrate 5
Nitrite 0.1
PH 8.6
Temp 78-80
Sal 1.23
I have like week with the same leves

i want adds new fish soon.
I do it well?????
Damsels are fish....

 

[socal57che]

Originally Posted by 1journeyman
Damsels are fish....
Really? I called them everything but fish. They are evil minions of satan and should be ............

 

[1journeyman]

Originally Posted by socal57che
Really? I called them everything but fish. They are evil minions of satan and should be ............
LOL, I've said the same thing. However, after observing them in the wild I've come to understand their behavior and see that it is very beneficial to the Reefs where they live.
As aquarists we're the dummies that put them in our tanks...

 

[socal57che]

aquarist is Swahili for dummy

 

[acrylic51]

Originally Posted by HatesSushi
I use cycle whenever I get a new fish to put in the QT. I don't use it to try to cycle the tank but for the fish. It helps make the fish acclimate a bit easier.

Agree.

 

[ophiura]

Originally Posted by ken the newbe
my levels arnt really moving to much -the bag of live sand i bought said it will cause the tank not to cycle and be ready for fish-
should i throw in a shrimp at this point or should i wait it out ? i have two damsel in there . are these fish too small to create the bio load to cycle??

IMO, NEVER assume that you will not cycle. It is always better to test the tank and be safe, then invest in fish and lose them.
Remember:
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[reefkprz]

Originally Posted by ophiura
MARKETING
Marketing sells, and they will say anything...grow more hair... natural bust enhancement...prevents cycling!