lilsoccakid

i have an old 5 gallon tank that held my goldfish of 5 years (RIP squirt ). i decided to get a 20 gallon tank and hav been adding ammonia daily. should i put some of the water from the old 5 gallon tank into my 20 gallon to increase the rate in which it cycles? my 5 gallon was not tropical, and all i added to the water was chlorine remover. would this water be benificial?

COBettaCouple

the water won't do much, but if you put in some gravel or the sponge from the 5 gallon's filter, the majority of the good bacteria would be there if the cycle has been kept running in that 5g.

lilsoccakid

also, should i not add any fish until the tank is completly cycled? sry for starting all these topics lately i just cant wait to get some fish!

ecnaj143

You can get some feeder(goldfish) to help cycle your tank. Some Danios can be used to help cycle too.

Carillon

Cycling with fish is so out of style! The kinder way to do it is to buy an ammonia product or a product like BioSpira if you really can't wait that long. Patience is a virtue, though, and good fish will come to those who wait!

lilsoccakid

your right, ill just have to wait it out

COBettaCouple

yea, i hate waiting.. but when we can, we put new fish in already cycled tanks.. sometimes though the betta bug gets us and next thing we know we own a betta that needs a new home.