How to Instantly Cycle an Aquarium
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2020
- Today we are going to discuss multiple ways to quickly cycle an aquarium including how to Instantly cycle a fish tank.
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How much does cycled drift wood go for?
My aquarium store near me gave me a cycled sponge filter for 5 bucks today! I was struggling to cycle and went in for advice and he set me up! He just earned a life long customer!
You are absolutely correct that most fish stores and/or pet stores do not talk to people about how important it is to cycle the tank first and they should sell some filter media or just give some already cycled filter media to people setting up new tanks. That’s a really great idea and so simple to do!!
Yep you are correct!
I love using sponge filters. I've got 6 of them and every one of them are in aquariums, regardless they're running or not. Also, using *real* plants in the aquarium helps keep the water quality good for your fish. 😊
So true i do the same
Thank you for this! I failed years ago. Now I am attempting to keep Betta fish for the second time.
Great information Jason, as always! I like the sponge method as we've discussed before and agree that there should be some kind of way stores and vendors sold cycled sponges. When I had a bunch of tanks and established cycles in my water, starting a new tank was easy. Having to have started all over from scratch ... I've definitely learned some things setting up tanks. I'm sorta glad I had to go through it and overcome some of the challenges when starting a tank from empty to "cycled" and thriving!
I just posted this on Facebook a couple of hours ago"You should setup an aquarium. ". And you're timing was perfect. I shared this video. Thanks!
Thanks!
Probably watching this video for the first time , and turns out this is a very helpful video at the same time informative to next level . Thank you mate :)
Great advice as always, enjoy the videos as a must-watch in our house!
Great job as always brother! 👍👍👍 those tanks look amazing too 😃
Thank you for the video Jason
This was super informative, thank you so much! 😊
Thank u so much. This is the first video I've seen that I understand for cycling. This was so extremely helpful and I appreciate it so much. I'm gonna get a beta fish and its gonna live in a 10 gallon tank with live plants :)
I love Jadren aquatics honest wholesome and 100% REALLLLL content ....thank you Jason 😊
Thanks
SUMP IDEA.... BRILLIANT! 👏💡😊🙏🏻
For a new tank would you need to dechlorinate it first before putting in the Fritz 7? Like using Seachem Prime and then put the Fritz 7 afterwards. Also, how long would you wait before putting in the Fritz 7 after adding the dechlorinator? Thanks!!
Thanks for sharing great info
My experience. I took a sponge filter that was in my 125 for 2 months. Put it in a tank with a betta. Tested every day and had moderate amounts of ammonia and nitrite every day. On the 4th day it went to 0. Wasn't instant at least for me but better than 6 to 8 weeks.
10 gallon tank
2 months was probably not quite long enough to build up a lot of bacteria I assume.
Great video, I enjoyed watching. 🐟🌿👍😊
Thank you so much for this video! I just had some FritzZyme Turbostart sent to me from a retailer. I am giving it a go in my 5 gallon betta tank. Can you clarify for me...I add the product to my filter (so probably .25oz due to the size of my tank) and then just test with my API Freshwater Master Test kit? Add Prime as needed? And I assume I don't clean the gravel during the cycling because it needs the ammonia to feed off of?
Top video. Great info 👍🐡🇬🇧
Hi after some advice I’ve got a tank that I turned off about November will I be able to still use the filter and stuff to start it again will the bacteria be ok the water is still in due to moving house or start afresh, thanks Janette.
Very helpful video
Fritz does make a good product.
Thank you so much
I use seachem stability with some bits of tuna or salmon tossed in also dump some of water from water changes. takes one week
I just added an established sponge filter to my tank I've been cycling for almost a month and the parameters are no different then what they were. How long does it take?
Ok I'm gonna give fritz a try I have a 29gallon I just can't seem to keep cycled..just when the cycle seems to be established (via api test kit results) it crashes! I just don't know what I am doing wrong..anyway question? Do you have to keep the fritz refrigerated after opening?
Had many akvariums...never spent more than 5 days before putting fish in and they always survived.
can we get a video on your quarantine procedure? thanks keep up the good work
Couldn't someone use old aquarium water from doing a water change ? You're the best man!
Yes you would get some bacteria from that but I doubt enough for a full cycle
The good bacteria is not in the water. It clings on/lives on the physical filter media, gravel, decor.
So using old water is ineffective.
awsome video
This is a great video. What I like to do is a combination of using cycled filter media from a different tank in conjunction with all of my tanks are planted so in a new tank I plant it and when I see new plant growth it shows that the plants can take care of the nitrogen. How’s that for a run on sentence lol.
Hey no one judging here lol
Thanks for simplifying the process for a new tank owner. My 3 year old wanted a fish and we were told this tetra was like a betta 🤦♂️ doing our best to save this guy for my daughter lol is this fritzzyme available locally at like petco??
Whats up jason. Im setting up a 30 gallon tank..i bought a fluval c4 hang on the back filter.. my fish store have me some fritz 7..so that what im going to use.. i used seachem prime to condition the water...is that seachem prime good to get rid of the chlorine and chloromines?
How long does the water need to be conditioned before i add the fritz 7??
Last question 😂i also have some seachem am guard,what is that for? Should i pour some in??
This is my second time trying to set up a tank,i started all the way over. The fish store was selling me stuff i dont even know what its for smh
So when do you do your first water change when introducing new fish?
How many days should you keep dosing this when doing a tank cycle with fish in? I have a 16 gallons of water so I dose properly for the first time.
I have small tanks one 3gal and 2 2gal, one specifically recycling, how much ml per gal, or should i go by drops, please help. Too old to haul 10 galls of water.
Always watching your video really help a lot in the hubby because I have learned so much from you and also I am able to breed rainbowfish successfully so thanks so much
Your very welcome glad I was able to help in any way I can!
@@JadrenAquatics yes you have been a big help in my learning
I just got a betta and of course didn’t know about the cycling process! I have him in a 10 gallon he’s been in it for about one week. I have an extra 5 gallon I was wondering if I could transfer him to that tank temporality until I get the 10 gallon tank cycled? Or would that cause him more stress?
Great video. I think, though, that, since this video was made, some of the other companies have caught up with Fritz. I just did the same thing with Nutrafin Cycle and a little added fish flakes for an ammonia source, and it is cycled in less than 24 hours. Ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 20 ppm.
Hello Jadren, I've always used SEACHEMS Stability, would you say this product from FRITZ is better? You've got me convinced because Stability is just a clear liquid I mean, where is the live bacteria on that...but the brownish stuff that does come out from such a bottle means one thing, this stuff might be the real thing.
I have a couple bags of ceramic bio-rings (dried out) from old tanks but I'm hesitant to use them in new tanks. Should I boil them or treat them somehow before putting them in a new tank?
I'd boil them to be sure
I've had a bunch of pleco babies. I do have multiple tanks can I just add fritz 7 and a seeded sponge to a 10 aquarium? Some gravel, do you think I could add the babies right away? Please help 🙏
What kind of lights do you use?
Can i use spritz without anything else?
I'll asked 3 fish stores around me for cycled filter medium and they said no and looked at me as if i was not right in the head,,they said we can't do that sorry you'll have to do a full cycle ,I was baffled. I was at the point of thinking yep okay no one's going to help me, I asked one more store and he said sure mate here you go don't stress this will help you and he understood .I don't get why fish stores are so worried about giving filtered medium if it will help people and potential future customers.I will be going back to the store that helped me and I will be purchasing any products I need for my fish from the store in future
Would you please tell me the name of the bacteria in the bottle . I am in the process of starting up a 150 gallon tank . Your comment and expertise was great however I am way over my head and I need your suggestions and help . I have Fx6 filter and a Tidal 110 filter . The aquarium has fine sand with a little small pebble overlay . Thank You and check with you later on other videos .
I don't use filters so I'm not going to be much help. Here is the bacteria www.amazon.com/dp/B074XG9BY1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_YN2QDKCA8FQC2NAY559P
I have a garden pond with tadpoles can I use plants from the pond to start my white cloud minnow tank
I don't see why not
would a bio-wheel and adding store bought bacteria be an instant cycle in a 5gal for betta and snail? no real plants either.
can you use this is your just having one beta fish or not
How long does it take for a second hang on filter running in a established tank to be good to go in a new tank?
I'd say at least a month but I would still test
I'm just transferring my snails to a new tank that's a lot bigger, so I can take the filter off my old tank or sponge and the plants I have into my new one? Will that work.?
Does this need to be refrigerated after opening? Thanks for video.
No it just says keep in a dark area
Question can I use pre cycled media from a cold water tank, and put it into a tropical fish tank?
Yes it should work fine just keep measuring ammonia
Does this work with carbon filters?
I asked for a sponge or filter and they gave me a bag of used water idk if that has any good bacteria in it ? I'm so confused. Thank you for all your information.
U need ammonia at 2ppm to 4ppm for the fritz 7 to work.
Patience, patience, patience. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Also, ask if your fish store will put brand new filter media (which you buy there) in their display (not for sale) tank for a week. Then take it home and add a few fish to your aquarium.
Once you have tank, you are set for life - in no time you’ll have over 100 tanks! (Or so I’ve heard... I mean... nobody really has 100 tanks...)
That's a great idea too never thought about that. Why would anyone in there right mind have 100 tanks.
How does this compare to Prime?
I have one 29 gallon planted tank with otto's , panda Cory's , kuhli loaches, silver hatchet fish, 1 assassin snail , 1 dwarf Mexican crawfish , and 1 african dwarf frog.
Hi Jadre Aquatics. I'm trying to do a fishless cycle. How long it would take if i would just use cycled filter media and fish food? And also can someone give me an advice what to do because I can't afford a water test kit :(
With cycled filter media maybe 1-2 weeks. Some local fish store will test your water for free
I’m about to buy a second hand fish tank and fish with two fx6 filters so once I fill my tank with water and turn on the filters how long before I can add the fish thx
Takes about 7 weeks to cycle a tank unless you use some filter media from another tank
@@JadrenAquatics thx but if im using everything from the tank ornaments and filters can i add fish the same day will the tank be cycled thx
i dont get it. so i can take a used filter sponge from the oet store, use it on my filter, and I'm ready to go?
More or less. The filter pad is where a good portion of your good bacteria lives. If you take that pad and drop it into a filter on a new tank you're jumpstarting your cycle. It's not 100% instant, but instead of weeks of cycling it's days....
any central florida fish groups been in hobby for years just cant find one close to me
I'm at that point now,I bought 4 starter fish cichlids, 2 blue 2 yellow lab,my yellow lad had fry,only one lived,I didn't see the fry as I was busy in my new home,I've just done my cycle when I noticed my girls had been unavailable at feeding time,yes there ready to both have young,how do I do my tank when the males are busy,my girls are busy and my glass has just started going brown,I waited 8 weeks before I could get any fish now I'm ready to put this fish tank into hibernation,I've had Oscars many years ago,lovely fish,now I'm wishing that I never started
if i get about a handful of the stones from the bottom if the tank at a pet store, pour it in my tank, wait a day, am i good to go?
No you'll need more than that unless maybe your only adding one fish
wow thanks for replying! i want to get one betta fish, ask for a used filter sponge and some used substrate. if I'm on the wrong track let me know please
Fritz turbo start?
Yes its a similar product because it comes in a much smaller container
People should start selling cycled sponge filters on ebay. Is there some law against that? You could also cycle in filter media in a controlled fashion with a plastic tub, a heater (set to 30°C) and ammonium nitrate (or urea if you don't want to appear like a terrorist shopping for bomb building material) and sell that. There could be a bussiness there. It's not possible currently to do that at industrial scale. The bigger companies have tried, but you really have to ship the stuff wet from having been used.
That's not a bad idea at all. I'm surprised someone has not run with an idea like that
Will I instant cylce my tank without heater?
Bacteria does not care if the tank is a little cold so yes it will cycle still thanks
Thanks bro👍
Will the water in which the fish comes in help cycle the tank?
It can but it usually has more ammonia in it
@@JadrenAquatics thank you for replying so quickly. Would it work in combination with denitrifying bacteria?
@@whydoyouwanttoknowthat I don't think I would do it that way
@@JadrenAquatics all right.. thank you for your feedback
How many balloon mollies can i house in a 20 long?
Maybe 10
pov: you won a goldfish at a fair and your trying desperately to get him out of the plastic container he came in
I'm really not convinced with quick start 'bacteria in a bottle' type products. Utilizing them as an 'as well as' probably won't hurt, but in my opinion, you just can't beat a bullet proof, substantial cycle. I've always done this using non-surfacant ammonia and adding a small amount of tank media (hardscape or filter sponge).
The only other way I would consider instantly cycling a tank is swapping over a well established canister filter.
A proper cycle is a great foundation for your tank.
Yes I agree but fritz bacteria is fantastic
It's the most obvious thing....why don't fish shops sell seeded media?
Not here in kuwait... hobbiest are gonna help, but petshop or breeders is a big no!!!! They only need your money.... with a very limited petshop, prices will be hill expensive...
not sure why but lately your videos have been super quiet. not sure if youtube issue or not. other videos from other ppl seem fine.
It sounds the exact same when I edit I wonder if anyone else is noticing it on my videos
@@JadrenAquatics sounds okay to me.
Funny I tell people all the time most aquarium products are "snake oil" and they just want your money. And with experience you def learn what works and what doesn't. And most the stuff out there not just bacteria just doesn't do anything at all. Patience is the best remedy most of the time.
for sure dude 👍
There are some bacteria starters that aren't snake oil. It appears that for example Dr Tim's and API Nite Out II, according to deep DNA sequencing studies, do contain the same AOB, AOA and NOB communities as long-running filters do, and they can be used to jump-start a filter. However, it's slightly more complicated than just putting the stuff into the water. In those cases, patience is actually bad, because then the right bacteria would just die out.
I agree patience is so important in many aspects of fish keeping but we live in a world of instant gratification and if you tell a kid he has to wait 6 weeks for his tank to cycle. He's like "I'm done" lol
@@JadrenAquatics For sure and I have about 50 tanks in my fishroom so i always have seeded sponges. I've never used any fritz products but obv their getting quite the hype nowadays but I've been chemical free for at least 5 years now not even using carbon so I don't intend to try. Other than a few occasional meds of course but I even try to stay away from that unless absolutely necessary.
@@JadrenAquatics once upon a time many years ago I was that kid LOL
I hope tank speed up he bully fish
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I'm not sure what your talking about