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• Ammonia
  ...to the [[The Nitrogen Cycle]] and an important parameter to measure when [[cycling]] a new tank. ...ia in your tank to gauge how serious the Ammonia levels are. See the Links section for a Toxic Ammonia calculator. Here is a table showing the varying levels
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• Beginning Fishkeeping
  ...hidden away in a back corner. Often you'll find the centre has an aquarium section as people like to keep [[Goldfish]] and [[Koi]] fish in their garden pond. ...process, which every tank has to go through, is called 'Cycling' or 'Tank Cycling'. When the ammonia and nitrite levels are at zero then your tank is said to
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• Beginning Fishkeeping-Preparing Your Water
  ...n (1 ppm or more) have also been linked to thread algae. Consult the algae section of this FAQ for more details. ===Cycling Your Tank===
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• Beginning Fishkeeping-Cycling Your Tank
  ...(A more detailed discussion of ammonia toxicity can be found later in this section.) ...) to nitrite (N02-), while others convert nitrite to nitrate (NO3-). Thus, cycling the tank refers to the process of establishing bacterial colonies in the fi
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• Beginning Fishkeeping-Which Test Kits are Important
  ...mmonia levels. This is useful in two circumstances. First, during the tank-cycling phase, regular testing for ammonia will tell you when the first phase of th ....2-.5 ppm (for some fish), ammonia causes rapid death (consult the CYCLING SECTION for further details). Even at levels above 0.01-0.02 ppm, fish will be stre
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• Beginning Fishkeeping-Adding Fish
  ...your way to the local fish store to buy your first fish (or two). In this section, we'll deal with some of the common questions about keeping your fish. (Whe ...lume'' of fish in the tank. In this case, you will see the same effects as cycling your tank, i.e., an ammonia and nitrite spike before the bacteria grows to
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• Beginning Fishkeeping-Partial Water Changes
  ...ay of keeping nitrate concentrations at reasonable levels. During the tank cycling phase, however, ammonia or nitrite may be the substances that need to be di ...lacement water before adding it to your tank! (See the [[WATER TREATMENT]] section.)
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• Filtration FAQ
  ...l fish) to allow time for the beneficial bacteria to grow. This is called "cycling" your tank. Read more about this in the [[BEGINNER FAQ]]. ...or for nitrate accumulation. Read more about water tests in the [[TEST KIT SECTION]] of the [[BEGINNER FAQ]]. Water tests are the most reliable way to know ho
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• Aquarium Microbes: Part 1: Nitrification
  ...acant surface soon they will die. Or you can use Dr Chris Cow’s fishless cycling techniques (3), which I strongly support. There have been many earlier atte ...a longer time spans to a mature colony. This is one advantage to fishless cycling. The higher levels or titers used there do not give faster growth, but do i
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• The Art of Fishless Cycling
  ...fit and healthy. The process of building your bacteria colony is called [[Cycling]] and when the colony is of the right size to remove all the toxins, we cal The method I'm going to talk about in this article is called '[[fishless cycling]]'.
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