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How to cycle?

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:57 am
by zulfvdlee
I am really confuse on how to do a proper cycle of a fish tank,every video i watch theres a different way to do it.some say start from freshwater and some say start straight some from the salinity that i want,so can someone tell me how to do it properly.step by step and what i need,im having a freshwater tank now and changing to brackish

Re: How to cycle?

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:00 am
by bertie 83
Tanks cycle faster as f/w compared to brackish, that's why we say cycle as fresh then raise sg by 0.002 per week, plus most brackish water puffers are held at the store in f/w, so you can add the fish and then increase the salinity.

Re: How to cycle?

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:06 am
by Pufferpunk