Going away during fishless cycle

How long before you leave?

If it is going to be a while before your trip, you might as well start your cycling if you already have everything set up and ready, because it will take a long time to complete. Wouldn't you want your daughter to see a tank full of fish sooner?


There are also ways to get fishless cycle finished faster. The time required can be shortened to as little as a few days if you use bacteria seeding methods such as get a piece of filter media from an established tank, or the use of Tetra SafeStart.

Everything to make cycling faster is mentioned in this fishless cycling article.