queenbobby

hi i need some hel;p././///
i have now filled the tank added cycle the whole 100mls of it and had the tank runing at a steady temp for 5 days.... i know im a long way from adding the discus....
but what can i add
to be frank i cant see it empty any more im bored bored bored
i wanted to keep cardinal and discus but both of them need the tank to be cycled longer i believe?
even to see 4 or 5 cardinals in that big tank woul;d be exilerating......
please help an extremely frustrated woman

Steen16

tested the water yet?

pinkfloydpuffer

Did you say you used "Cycle"? That product is actually the wrong kind of bacteria, and so you'll have to keep using it indefinitely to avoid a minicycle.

queenbobby

i asked for seachem stability and they told me its the same thing!!

pinkfloydpuffer

Hm... well, I know that if you use Cycle, you have to keep using it forever, thus you're throwing in tons of $

Steen16

Petshop workers are'nt always onto it.

queenbobby

so its not gonna speed things up fr me

pinkfloydpuffer

Nope, unfortunately

Steen16

itl just cost alot.

capekate

Hi Bobby
as was stated above, the cycle will not in fact cycle your tank. It contains a type of bacteria that dies off quickly and that is why you would have to continue using it with every water change. It can get expensive when there is an easier way. Find some pure ammonia and use that to cycle your tank, its a lot cheaper and will produce the right kind of bacteria to get your tank cycled.

Storm

I would recommend putting guppies in your tank. Guppies are very hardy and are great with Discus. I currently have 7 guppies with my three discus and their all best of buds. Plus the guppies would be able to cycle your tank a whole lot faster so you will be able to add your discus sooner rather than later.

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Storm

could neon tetras live with discus?

Slug

Neons will work. Neons and Cardinal tetras are very good choices to go with discus.