The second method - the purpose for my writing this - avoids the stress on the fish by artificially adding Ammonia, which we call "Fishless Cycle".
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www.cichlid-forum.net/articles/fishless_cycling.php
www.cichlid-forum.net/articles/fishless_cycling.php
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If fishless cycling is performed, the necessary beneficial bacteria are introduced and controlled amounts of ammonia are added as described in the article below. Diagram by Erik Olson, reproduced here with his permission from The Aquaria FAQ...
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malawicichlids.com/mw01017.htm
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Before I get into the nitty gritty details and how to's, we need to understand why anyone would want to use fishless cycling. If you have found this article you probably know what fishless cycling is.
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badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article14.html
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A growing trend in tank cycling is the method called Fishless Cycling. This method is more humane than the traditional way because, as the name implies, no fish are used. It's very simple to do, and I've cycled many tanks this way, and love the results.
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www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_fishless.php
www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_fishless.php
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There is no general recipe for fishless cycling. Since different brands of Ammonia have different concentrations, there is no formula for "x amount of Ammonia per gallon," you just need to keep testing. One should follow the above formula and general fishless cycling should take anywhere from 5-14 days. How fast one...
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www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/fishless_cycling.php
www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/fishless_cycling.php
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Help to get through the boring part of keeping tanks.
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www.aquariumadvice.com/articles/articles/23/1/Tips-and-...
www.aquariumadvice.com/articles/articles/23/1/Tips-and-tricks-for-your-fastest-fishless-cycle/Page1.html
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Useful info on advanced aspects of cycling in tropical aquariums More details on fishless cycling can be found in Dr. Chris Cow's articles; unfortunately the original links to these are dead - if anyone knows where these articles can now be found, please email or post on the forum.
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www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/cycling2.htm
www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/cycling2.htm
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Data on a fishless cycle in a tropical freshwater tank 1) fishless cycling builds up such a nice populaton of bacteria that I have never noticed any NH3 or NO2 after adding fish ... even when I added six 2" diamond tertas.
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www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/flc-data.htm
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Information about the aquarium nitrogen cycle in freshwater and saltwater aquariums. Including nitrification, de-nitrification, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, ammonium (NH3, NO3, NO2, NH4), Autotrophic (Nitrobacteraceae, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter) & Heterotrophic bacteria. Finally, before I jump into different cycling methods,
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www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Nitrogen_Cycle.html
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