blackpearl

i have a 2 week old tank that i'm cycling fishless using fish food. i also have been using "cycle", but now i'm reading that it's totally useless, so i want to stop using it. but, i've also read that if you ever stop using it, your tank will continuously keep doing mini-cycles, so i'm afraid that if i stop using it, i'll have to start all over again, and i'd honestly rather keep buying it and using it just so that this doesn't happen. but i was wondering if, since my tank hasn't finished cycling yet, (it's still in the ammonia spike stage) i could safely stop using "cycle". does anyone know?

Shawnie

yes you can stop using it..continue feeding it daily as you were doing

awesome job cycleing fishless!! you will find it much easier than DAILY back breaking water changes LOL

sirdarksol

Nope. You won't have to start over. You can just stop using the Cycle. Your setup may be set back a little bit, but it isn't a huge deal.

The big danger with the stuff is if you've been using it with fish. Then you've got to watch your ammonia levels like a hawk.

blackpearl

ok good! thanks for the help i feel much better now! lol

clinton1621

Try using Seachem Stability, its not as good as Bio-Spira but it doesnt have the problems of Cycle. Cycle uses heterotrophic bacteria that die off about a week after you add them, meaning you have to constantly replace them because the tank is not really cycled at all.