I have been watching the show Tanked and I am wondering how they can instantly add over 50 fishes in a newly built saltwater aquarium. So does this mean that you can only do this with saltwater aquariums and not in freshwater aquariums?
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They did the same thing with a few freshwater aquariums as well, it's just that they worked with saltwater aquariums much more often.I have been watching the show Tanked and I am wondering how they can instantly add over 50 fishes in a newly built saltwater aquarium. So does this mean that you can only do this with saltwater aquariums and not in freshwater aquariums?
Is it okay then to use a lot of Quick Start in a new tank so that I can add 10+ fishes right away?They did the same thing with a few freshwater aquariums as well, it's just that they worked with saltwater aquariums much more often.
I would avoid attempting an instant cycle. It can be done but it is much safer to instead be patient (patience is key in all aspects of aquarium care) and let the cycle proceed as normal and monitor water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate) to track how the cycle is progressing.Is it okay then to use a lot of Quick Start in a new tank so that I can add 10+ fishes right away?
BTW how large of a tank is this, what fish are you planning on adding, and are you planning on quarantining these fish?...in a new tank so that I can add 10+ fishes right away?
I do something similar, in salt, I'll take rock from my sump to put into the new tank then replace that rock with new dry rock, and for freshwater, I run whatever filtration I intend for the new tank on an established tank. In a pinch I've used Dr. Tim's one and only freshwater for a client's kid because the tank was happening whether or not it was good for the animal.I've used media from an established tank and never had a cycle. Just don't fully stock the tank.
I have a 100lbs in a brute trash can. If I where to start a tank with that rock. I would start dosing ammonia and establish a large load of bacteria. That would instant cycle a tank.