RE: [APD] RE: Fishless cycling with (NH4)2 SO4

[Phil Bunch <pbunch at cox_net>]

> Why not do the mulm?
> Why wait 3 weeks?
>
> (NH4)2SO4 works fine for a source for NH4 fishless cycling.
>
> I'd be cautious dosing NH4 into any tank with fish or plants though.
> Generally a bad idea for most.
> Mulm/eastablished filter/old tank water is the easiest stuff to use,
> requires NO wait, NO testing.
>
> Regards,
> Tom Barr

I did take an old filter from an Eclipse 3 and toss it in the tank a while 
back. That's about as close to mulm as I have from a tank not infested with 
BGA.

I don't plan on adding fish until the NH4/NH3 levels are zip. I am 
wondering about keeping the bacterial population at the right levels after 
stopping the ammonium sulfate. I've seen a recently cycled tank crash after 
relatively small changes in load. I'm guessing there was not enough NH4/NH3 
or NO2 to sustain the populations. It seems odd however that the tank would 
completely recycle.

Phil Bunch

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