Possible to cycle new tank with the help of existing tank?

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Re: Possible to cycle new tank with the help of existing tan

Post by Pufferpunk »

Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 5.0 ppm (This reading has remained been stable like this for the past couple of days. Does this means that the tank is already cycled?)
Looks cycled to me.
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Re: Possible to cycle new tank with the help of existing tan

Post by paws_bells »

Thanks, everyone.

Out of curiosity (not sure if this is a stupid question), but is tank size a factor in cycling time? i.e. A smaller tank will take a shorter time to cycle, and vice versa? Common sense, Maths, and the laws of Physics tell me that is likely the case, but I'm not very sure.
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