Has anyone ever tryed fishless cycling? I hear it can speed things up and not be so inhumane. To check it out go to http://www.tomgriffin.com/aquamag/cycling.html and http://www.aaquaria.com/aquasource/cycle2.shtml. If anyone has had good luck with it I may try it for an oscar I will get in a few days.





Jesse

I used raw cocktail shrimp in my tank to get my tank cycled. Also in the tank were about 10lbs. of live rock and about a 1.5" sand bed.

The tank cycled (ammonia and nitrite levels went to 0.0), and I later added another 40lbs of live rock and two damsels.

There was a minor spike in ammonia upon the introduction of the second batch of live rock (from die-off of the hour drive from the LFS to my apartment), but other than that the tank cycled well without fish.

A fish-less cycle is definitely do-able. I have heard that adding ammonia straight to a tank is not advisable, but I do not know the reasonings behind that.

I have also heard that adding uncured live rock will also cycle your tank (the dead organic material will provide enough ammonia)

[By the way - the second link you posted does not point at anything.]

Fishless cycles are becoming more popular and some see it as being kinder on the animals but personally i cant think when i last lost a test pilot... My two black mollies in my freshwater tank have been marine on many ocassions.


Using uncured rock willl certainly work or get a high chair and pee in the tank, just as good :lol:

Ok sounds good guys!

Then when try it for my oscar Ill post the results.

Oh Colin...just the mental imagery is funny as hell! someone come up with an emoticon for that one!
Greg

my fav way to cycle is with live rock only. uncured is cheaper also and usually you end up with better rock!