NEW TANK almost

[Artist with a betta]

After a night of kicking but at blackjack I won so many rounds against my dorm head he couldn't pay me back, so I bargained with him to let me get a ten gallon instead of paying me back. I'm about to go buy a Ten gallon one from Wallmart for ten dollars, and I know you're supposed to cycle the tank for about a week before putting your fish in. There's just one problem.... I have no idea how to cycle a tank. So if someone would tell me in a very easy to understand and detailed way (it's friday to many test my brain is fried) how to do it I would very very much aprisheate it.

[ChoclateBetta]

With a Filter and Live plants you can skip cycling. Wow Gambling for a new tank. How much Money? You can add Semi aquatics to a filter.

[jinxhex]

Originally Posted by Artist with a betta

After a night of kicking but at blackjack I won so many rounds against my dorm head he couldn't pay me back, so I bargained with him to let me get a ten gallon instead of paying me back. I'm about to go buy a Ten gallon one from Wallmart for ten dollars, and I know you're supposed to cycle the tank for about a week before putting your fish in. There's just one problem.... I have no idea how to cycle a tank. So if someone would tell me in a very easy to understand and detailed way (it's friday to many test my brain is fried) how to do it I would very very much aprisheate it.

http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=47838

Here ya go! This should help.

[Artist with a betta]

Originally Posted by ChoclateBetta

With a Filter and Live plants you can skip cycling. Wow Gambling for a new tank. How much Money? You can add Semi aquatics to a filter.

I have a sponge filter right now will that do?

[AyalaCookiejar]

It takes longer than a week to cycle, and you need a source of pure ammonia. I have set up both of my tanks and added my fish the same day and did a fish-in cycle, but the water either needs to be monitored/tested regularly or the water needs changed often within the first two months of having it if you have no test kit to see if it's fully cycled or not.
A sponge filter should be fine for a 10 gallon and live plants are not needed although they do help a lot with water quality.

[Xaltd1]

LOL!!! Gambling for a tank- I love it.
If you haven't seen it, see the movie "Benny and Joon", and older movie with Johnny Depp (when he was still Johnny Depp). The characters love poker but have no money, so they gamble for random household items... Joon winds up winning a snorkel and diving mask at one point...
Sorry I can't help about the new tank! What is the tank in your avatar?

[Myates]

You can do fish-in cycle with no problem - just set up the tank and place your fish in. You will have to make sure to do a bit extra water changes for the next 6-8 weeks, but otherwise it is fine to cycle the tank with the fish in it.

The sponge filter will be fine to use.. 3 of my 10gs have no filter (but lots of live plants) :)

[Artist with a betta]

Originally Posted by Xaltd1

LOL!!! Gambling for a tank- I love it.
If you haven't seen it, see the movie "Benny and Joon", and older movie with Johnny Depp (when he was still Johnny Depp). The characters love poker but have no money, so they gamble for random household items... Joon winds up winning a snorkel and diving mask at one point...
Sorry I can't help about the new tank! What is the tank in your avatar?

that's what we do here in hell aka boarding school. I won $60, a new quilt the right for a 10 gallon tank, a new set of lightly worn uniforms, and the new guy's care package from his mom.
The one I have of my avatar is the 3 gallon I have right now.

[AyalaCookiejar]

Wow, that three gallon is pretty tall. I have one of those squidward houses in one of my five gallons and the water doesn't go that far above the tiki house!
Are you getting rid of the three gallon and moving the fish to the ten or are you planning on getting another fish?

[PandaBetta]

This is a funny story hahaha :)