hope this works!

**ericsc** · 02-16-2008, 04:07 PM

Ok, I have been struggling for the last 7 weeks trying to cycle my tank with no luck. (fish cycle) I went to Petsmart today and they gave me a bag of gravel and water from there established tank to put in my aquarium. How long should I expect to see some results??
I have not even seen a trace of nitrites or nitrates in the last 7 weeks. Just ammonia, and I have been doing the water changes every day.

46 gallon tank with 5 zebra danios, 1 black molly, 1 dalmation molly, 3 red wag platy and 2 guppies. ammonia is at .25 now

**cocoa_pleco** · 02-16-2008, 04:08 PM

3-5 days your ammonia should go down

**jbeining75** · 02-16-2008, 04:11 PM

did you use any gravel or a old filter when you started this cycle and also how big is the tank.... The water will not do much except bring nitrates along... The gravel should help though....

**sailor** · 02-16-2008, 04:13 PM

Do you have any friends with established cycled tanks that you could get some squeezings out of their filters. This would help a lot to speed up the proccess.

**ericsc** · 02-16-2008, 04:18 PM

I just got back from Petsmart and they gave me small bag of gravel from 1 of their established tanks. I added that to my tank.

**Incredulous_Ed** · 02-16-2008, 04:53 PM

Wait a few days and you should start seing some nitrites, with the gravel halping boost the cycle.

**jbeining75** · 02-16-2008, 04:58 PM

Yeah the gravel should help alot.... Any media filter you can put in there will boost it also....

**ericsc** · 02-16-2008, 05:05 PM

I sure hope so, I have lost a few fish even tho I been doing alot of water changes to keep the ammonia down. I hope this works!!

**NickFish** · 02-16-2008, 05:22 PM

Lucky duck, my lfs would never give me any driftwood or gravel, even when I paid them.

It should speed up the cycle quite a bit. Hope everything works well!