How to quickly cycle an aquarium - the nitrogen cycle within your tank 

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@@lukesgoldies Hi in one of your shorts you asked why your fish all jump up towards the top when you TURN OUT the overhead light . My theory is because they're SO HAPPY and RELIEVED the light is OFF . It's actually cruel to have an overhead light on most of the time over fish because , picture what it would be like if there was a bright light so close to you , on most of the time . And LEDs are supposed to be really bad for animals and humans but most people don't want to know this ... for a while their people were trying to get them banned in Europe . If it is LED this is particularly harsh on them . Please leave the overhead lights OFF most of the time ... I know a lot of people won't do this ... but if they really love their fish , then they will .

@@lukesgoldies I really hope you will see the comment I posted ... I am worried it could get censored by RU-vid simply for being a little too long .

i needed this last year

@@gardensofthegods that’s a nice theory, but goldfish don’t get “relieved” or “so happy” and that would not cause them to swim up. The overhead light is not harmful 👍

Glad I could help!

if you're only moving to a bigger tank can't you just move all substrate, filter media, and water into the new tank and it will be instantly cycled?

I always have back up sponges.. Never k ow when you'll bet a sick fish

@@stephaniewright340 absolutely! I was so proud of myself the last time I had a sick fish; I had a hospital tank set up in 10 minutes.

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What did he get wrong?

Mostly?

@@itskitt3237 yes

@@someguy-uq3vm you don’t have to keep the ammonia level at 4ppm. and the conversion rate between ammonia nitrite and nitrate isn’t exactly 1:1. the average hobbyist can sufficiently cycle their tanks with 1ppm of ammonia. however this is great cycling for the stocking of his tanks.

@@alanaballoon5661 Elaborate?

I recommend using refrigerated bacteria to get the cycle going

A year I guess

A year, but they grow super fast so in 6 months he will probably already be able to see them as little fish in all folorn

haha thank you

you’re supposed to do this before you add fish to the tank

Fancy goldfish

No, goldfish need cold water temperature, they do best in 65-72.

Not sure how safe it would be, depending on the design and all that, but that would be so cool!

Haha happy to help

You don’t unless you have fish

If you stop adding ammonia you’ll weaken your cycle which means it won’t be able to convert as much ammonia as quickly

Don’t take your fish out because the constant back and forth can stress your fish. It’s best to use a siphon hose to take water out, and add new water with dechlorinator and live bacteria

Sand? Yes. The sand will become part of cycle. Pothos? Not really - there's nothing in the tank for the plant to "eat" and it doesn't speed anything up.

Have you figured out the answer to the question)

It’s called a wen! Many of the more rare goldfish types are bred to have them.

Ok

Just temporarily detoxifies it! The ammonia is still there and turns toxic again within 24 hrs

You don't have to crush the food, it'll still dissolve into the tank and create ammonia once it spoils.

@@derp8357 great! Because it looks really gross and I'm debating cleaning the gravel. Do you know if the ammonia is going to kill my plants?

@@arianneb3254 I'm not sure, it shouldn't though as I believe the plants use either the ammonia or the nitrates as nutrients.

Api fresh water master test kit

Not necessary

No, water changes can ruin your cycle

No

Ammonia will convert to nitrate on its own, which then will convert to nitrate which is safer for your fish

yes

No, you shouldn't be removing all the water or completely cleaning the tank anyway. A 25-30% water change weekly or biweekly should be fine as long as the water tests are coming out good. You only need to do it once really unless something goes wrong (which is rare if you cycled correctly).

How long did the process take you ?

Are you using a test kit or test strips?

It does

39'th!

Its crucial to cycle a fish tank. This is because your fish produces ammonia when it poops and ammonia is toxic to fish. Cycling your tank allows beneficial bacteria to grow in the tank and that beneficial bacteria is able to break down the ammonia into a less toxic form. This may take up to a few months but i recommend going to your local fish store and buying refrigerated bacteria (keep it refrigerated at home) and that will cycle your tank in 2 weeks or less. I hope this helps.

Was it because I didn’t crush the fish food???

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Also I like how there is a mr clean ad

i had a goldfish once that a rescued from a neighbor that never cleaned his tank and it died when put into a nice cycled tank. it POSSIBLY could be that the fish is very used to the high levels of ammonia and was shocked by the clean water. im just spitballing tho