Can You Instantly Cycle An Aquarium? Fast Aquarium Cycling Explained!

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How do you speed up your fish tank / shrimp tank cycle? Is it even worth it? What are the pros and cons of "instant" cycling? When should you avoid this altogether? All this and more in today's video!

Spoiler alert! The fastest way to cycle a fish tank is by adding a filter or filter media from a previously cycled tank into your new aquarium. You are adding the beneficial bacteria in your tank and it will spread faster than starting from scratch. The beneficial bacteria helps to break down ammonia into nitrate which is far less harmful to our livestock!

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[garthantash]

I am cycling 3 new tanks so this is good timing. Good tip on overdosing ferts to start the tank.

[arcticwinds]

Sweet video, I have had good luck with the "instantly Cycle" following this format ! Love the Sound effects and video clips 👍🦐

[ocean_kin]

man I was "instant cycling" my tank without realizing it, although the sponge filter I used in my old tank wasn't working right so I put in a new one to filter and kept the old on in the new tank just sitting there, I hope that works out just as good, I'll give it 2 weeks before putting in my Crayfish. I also really love the clips and sound effects, they're really cool!!

[gosdin]

I dont have any issues with Caridina on inert substrate but my pH is 6.0 to 6.5. Great videos though and love the new tanks!

[ichokimsh]

nice video bob! bob, i couldn't understand well on the video but do you usually add bacter ae in cycling tank everyday?

[rebecca]

Hello, I love the video ! I am quite a bit late to this, but I am planning on raising some Amano shrimp for a school project. The problem is, I don't have enough time to properly cycle the tank because my project is due in around a month. Thankfully found this video ! It provided a lot of helpful info, but the problem is I don't have any tanks other than the one I am planning to build. Is there any way that I could instantly (a week or so) cycle a shrimp tank without an old filter? If so, will I be able to follow the basic steps you mentioned in the video? Please let me know !!

[abstractaquarist]

What about squeezing a dirty filter in the substrate to add bacteria and adding leaf litter for more bio film and bright well substrate clams no spikes in ammonia and I had success with it

[SnarkyRC]

How I instantly cycle an aquarium is, I put a bag of Biomax from an established filter thats at least a month old. Then I put a new bag of Biomax in the old filter so I always have seeded media for future tanks.

[littlecheeky]

This is all so confusing 😅 I have like 6 days to buy a new tank, filter, everything and cycle it before I put in an angel fish. Its my brothers and its killing all his guppies! I dont want to hurt the angel fish putting him in my tank, I dont know what to do how do I cycle it so quickly

[tylerwalsh]

Setting up a all natural potting soil substrate tank with a sand cap will instant cycle a tank.

[jamiea]

Can you translate into newfinesse please

[jakefwtx]

I'm giving the instant cycle a shot now. About 5 days in. Its a 10 gallon heavily planted with a betta and 2 Japanese trap door snails (check these out if you haven't seen them. Got 2 with turquoise and black shells). Put in a seeded sponge filter from my other tank and have dosed heavy with prime and stability. Pretty consistent .25ish ammonia with 0 nitrate or nitrite. I'm feeding the fish, adding some bacter and there is a little dead plant matter I'm leaving in for snails and ammonia. Is it possible the plants are sucking up the nitrates and nitrites faster than they can show up on a test or am I just about to get my ass handed to me with a bacteria bloom in a few days? I'm trying to be pretty moderate in feeding.