If you wait a month, you are right, bacteria will die off. It takes a month or so to cycle your tank. You have plenty of time to plan what you want. Just be ready to put all your new fish in as soon as the cycle completes. If you are not quite ready, just keep feeding ammonia to your tank every day until you put the fish in. The ammonia is food for the bacteria. As long as the bacteria is fed, it doesn't care where the ammonia comes from. This is really a very simple way to cycle an aquarium. I don't understand why some people have a problem. It is WAY better than using fish. It is cheaper. It doesn't stress fish. It is less stressful to the hobbyist. It is probably quicker. You can put all your fish in at one time. What's not to like.
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