First time cycling

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Jon_D wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 16:12 pm @shinerb Welcome to the forum, As others had aready said you seem to be going in the right direction. Pateince is required, but if your tank continues to progress you should be able to pop the fish in after 6 - 8 weeks, and have a flourishing CT (Community Tank) for Christmas. I gather thats about the average to cycle it, but one I had took 16 weeks! Anyway, the plants will use the nitrates as food.
Depends on the method used. A cycle with Waterlife Biomature takes 2-3 weeks on average. :)
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@black ghost I went "cold turkey" nothing added, not even ammonia., just a drop of fish food.
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Jon_D wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 18:19 pm @black ghost I went "cold turkey" nothing added, not even ammonia., just a drop of fish food.
Oh. That’s a very slow way to do it. Adding cold turkey might even have been quicker. :)
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