How to Cycle A Fish Tank

HOW TO CYCLE YOUR FISH TANK Set up your aquarium Add a few hardy fish or pure ammonia (fishless cycle) 3 Test water regularly for ammonia Add fish gradually once tank is cvcled SO YOU'VEGOT A NEW FISHTANK.. AWESOME! Before you can sustain happy and healthy fish you must cycle your aquarium. Cycling your fish tank means that you are building a healthy colony of good bacteria in your filter. A good biological filter means that your fish will not be poisoned by their own waste. THE NITROGEN CYCLE Fish waste, excess food and plants produce ammonia Water tests and regular water changes keep nitrate levels safe Ammonia is toxic to fish I bacteria in filter Nitrosomonas Nitrate is harmless converts ammonia into nitrite unless there is too much Nitrobacter bacteria in filter break down nitrite into nitrate Nitrite is not as bad as ammonia but is still toxic to fish WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN TESTING YOUR WATER 20 15 10 Water change 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 2830 Days Ammonia Nitrite Nitrate Ammonia will rise and fall back to Oppm Nitrite will rise and fall back to Oppm Nitrate will rise until removed with water change Sources: http://kb.rspca.org.au/Why-is-an-understanding-of-the-nitro- gen-cycle-important-when-setting-up-a-fish-aquarium_454.htmlcle-import ant-when-setting-up-a-fish-aquarium_454.html my pet http://www.cstecalumet.org/Aquatic%20Adventures%20Academy- laaanitrogencycle.html Lwarehouse You Tube © 2013 My Pet Warehouse. All Rights Reserved. Amount in water