Which of these would benefit the cycling of the tank best?
Marineland-Bio-Spira
Hagen-Cycle
Please don't cause an uproar, I'm doing a research. Thanks.
Bio-Spira or Cycle
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I never found cycle to actually reduce the ammonia and nitrite spikes in your cycling process, they MAY speed the process up a few days, if that, due to the ammonia levels they seem to add, but I wouldn't even count on that.
I was forced to move my fish suddenly last spring, into new uncycled tanks. 4 BIG boxes full were shipped down here to Spokane and added to tanks we used biospira in. I didn't lose a single fish, and never had the tanks test with more than a trace reading of ammonia. Keep in mind, I did weekly or twice weekly water changes, but I certainly wouldn't have risked it without it. Biospira definitely gets my vote.
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I was forced to move my fish suddenly last spring, into new uncycled tanks. 4 BIG boxes full were shipped down here to Spokane and added to tanks we used biospira in. I didn't lose a single fish, and never had the tanks test with more than a trace reading of ammonia. Keep in mind, I did weekly or twice weekly water changes, but I certainly wouldn't have risked it without it. Biospira definitely gets my vote.
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I have used and will always use Bio Spira to cycle my tank, it dramaticly cuts the time needed to cycle the tank.
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