Can I use this to "speed up" the fishless cycle tank?
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We used this to fish less cycle our tank. We added our water and the Safe Start. Next day we added our fish. Monitored the levels but it worked pretty well.
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This acts like a complete cycle in a bottle. Add it in about 30mins before you add fish.
715299
Yes, I have used it that way. Won't filter as fast as the gravity made kind in my experience, but works none the less.
403638
I do believe you can. Check out the Forney 87798 and Forney 87801 tank adapters on Amazon for this purpose.
1889942
Put a booster pump on it and it can run constantly and it will increase the efficiency as well as the capacity
137648
No. That would be pointless anyway since a tank doesn't last that long. Just buy a butance refill cylinder and you are good to go. This has proven a handy little device for me.
568423
You could cycle the tank using pure ammonia. But the fish could have died of disease.
1132632
You should be able to. Mine allows from 1 to 10 T per gallon and I believe this uses 5 (not 100% sure on that exact amount, but definitely less than 10.
507563
Add it at the beginning. Get a testing kit to make sure water is safe before adding fish. You can cycle a tank with fish food instead of sacrificing fish. If you can get some media (sponge's, etc. ) from a friends filter to put in your filter it will hasten the process as these will have good bacteria already on them. If you do this it should be ready in a couple weeks. If you do this it is not necessary to wait months on end. Add the live plants right away also as the plants will help the process. Good luck!
2083463
Yes. I bought it specifically to start cycling an aquaponics setup which requres ammonia without any additives besides water.
1107486
Don't see why not use a slower bubble rate. There is also a test kit you can buy to check carbonic acid levels but depends on how heavy the tank is planted as to how much gets used up. Turn off at night as plants revert the other way at night.
1509730
You can probably use this for your fish tank, depending on the size of the tank. This pump moves 45gpm, so it might be way too much pressure for the tank. I would suggest that you check out pumps that were made for the purpose of oxygenating fish tanks, rather than McGivering something that might kill your fish.
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It works fine without a tank, but a tank helps to ballast the system, so it depends upon what you want to do with it, or how many CFM you need per unit time.
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I just attended a seminar from the guys that do the show "Tanked" on Animal Planet. They recommend (if additional filtration is needed) an outside filter that sits adjacent to the tank. These supposedly provide much more thorough filtration than an in-tank system, and dramatically cut down on the biomass debris from food that can cause algae bloom and fish kills.
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No, I use it to drain my small fuel tank(20L - 30L) to my boat big fuel tank. It's very quickly but not completely. Small low part of my small fuel tank will be drain manually.
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Yes add at the same time. Test your water everyday. Go on the tetra website tons of useful q&a;
1968652
I suppose you can use it intermittently with water changes, really shouldn't have any adverse effect, and it's supposed to contain beneficial bacterial for your tank. I used it when initially starting my tank, to expedite my fishless cycle. Though, now, I'd probably recommend using the pre-seeded sponges at angelsplus, versus using the liquid starters. After your tank is established, you really shouldn't need this stuff at all. Your filters will be full of beneficial bacteria.
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Seachem Excel Flourish provides a source of carbon that is used in photosynthesis, so it depends on where the "bottleneck" is in your aquarium. If you have enough lighting that the plants are using the dissolved CO2 before it is replenished, then Excel will speed the plants' growth. There are ways of estimating the CO2 levels in your tank using pH and KH (hardness/alkalinity). I would suggest trying that to see whether the excel would help or not.Helpful link:http://fishfriend.com/aquarium_co2_calculator.html