Dana

My tank (10 gallon, 1 flame tetra, 1 blue gourami, 1 guppy) is in the early stages of its cycle. I decided to speed the process up by adding about a cup of gravel from an established tank. Anyone know how long I should keep the gravel in there? It's hanging in the tank in one of my wife's old stockings, not a wonderful decoration. Thanks for the help.

sirdarksol

It should stay in there until the cycle completes (no ammonia readings, no nitrite readings, with nitrate readings)

armadillo

I'd leave it there until fully cycled.

What do you mean, not a wonderful decoration? I find it rather fetching? Seriously, I just keep mine there and actually forget about them long after it's cycled. I tend to hide them behind something or another (the tights with established gravel).