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Originally Posted by mousey
In my opinion fish are NOT expendable in cycling the tank. Every life is valuable.
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Any fish used to cycle an aquarium will likely be damaged in the process. So they SHOULD be considered expendable.
"Every life is valuable" .....SO TRUE. That is why I wish everyone would "fishless" cycle and not expose these poor creatures to ammonia/ nitrite poisoning.
Ammo lock, and other products, will bind ammonia and salt will help fish withstand nitrite poisioning. Water changes will help also. But they are not perfect answers. How much ammo lock to add. How often? Does ammo lock bind the new ammonia produced after it has been added. How much ammonia is in my tank ( a regular test kit won't detect the bound ammonia ). How do I track the progress of my cycle? How much salt do I add for nitrite..... I guess the last question might be... With all this poison in my water, am I sure that my fish "which I don't want to consider expendable" are really OK????? Is all this stuff I'm adding really working????
Why not be patient for 4-5 weeks, use pure ammonia to cycle your tank and avoid the problems.