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Originally Posted by lochness
i was actually considering using a piece of raw unsmoked fish from the market to cycle my tank
Why would you not use ammonia??? Just curious.
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well, it was not really a popular method or at least I didnt know much about it when I first started fishkeeping over 25 yrs ago and after my first setup was established, I would simply move substrate and a spare live filter to any new tank so I didnt really need to cycle and it seems less of a hassle for me, really, to just put a piece of raw fish (that is dead already and meant for food) to cycle a new tank than to experiment with pure ammonia and try to guesstimate with constant measuring and tests. After 3 weeks I would be able to safely add a fish or 2 (of course with proper testing of lvls at this point) - yes, I know there are faster methods, but I'm a bit old-fashioned and extremely patient.