brian johnston
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how many damsels or mollies will it take to get going and how many # of live rock to start oh its a 55 gallon thanks Brian
how many fish to start nitrogen cycle on new tank
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cooder
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Hi Brian, no need to put fish in to cycle any tank. You can feed the tank like you have a fish in it and it will do the same. You can also use live rock..doesn't make a difference how much. It will cycle with 5 pounds or 50 just slower with less amount. Why put a fish through this (cycling process)? It stresses the fish and they could die. JMO Cooder
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tattooedlife
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I cycled my 55 with 4 damsels. But, do yourself a favor and git green chromis damsels. These are non-agressive, and can stay in your tank, after the cycle period. If you plan on live rock, this will do a better job, and your tank will do a lot better.
the rock
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the rock says...
chromis only if you don't want to have the damsels in there after you are done cycling, the rock says to use live rock and a bio booster and be patient until its done, with live rock and bio booster it shouldn't take more than two weeks before the nitrites have come down to nothing
chromis only if you don't want to have the damsels in there after you are done cycling, the rock says to use live rock and a bio booster and be patient until its done, with live rock and bio booster it shouldn't take more than two weeks before the nitrites have come down to nothing