I went to a LFS and asked the guy there what the best way to cycle was in his opinoin. When I told him that I was cycling a 3 gallon tank for a Betta he started laughing and said "heck those things could live in a bottle of ammonia and they'd be fine! No need to cycle!" :shock:
I know he was being dramatic to make a point but this wasn't a good sign. I asked if I could buy some substrate from one of the cycled tanks they have at the store. He got some water and a biwheel from an established tank, shook it all up in a bag and let me take home the bag of water for free. Have you guys ever heard of doing this before? The tank that the water is from looked clean, Im just worried that im gonna introduce some bad stuff to my tank.
I am still going to do a fishless cycle. I am just hoping that this water he gave me will speed things up. What do yall think?
I know he was being dramatic to make a point but this wasn't a good sign. I asked if I could buy some substrate from one of the cycled tanks they have at the store. He got some water and a biwheel from an established tank, shook it all up in a bag and let me take home the bag of water for free. Have you guys ever heard of doing this before? The tank that the water is from looked clean, Im just worried that im gonna introduce some bad stuff to my tank.
I am still going to do a fishless cycle. I am just hoping that this water he gave me will speed things up. What do yall think?