Only the Marineland Bio-Spira can cycle the tank from a commercial product,
IMO.

Also, do not add any Discus until stable, cycled water parameters are had
for at least 4-6 months. Introduce other sensitive fish first, such as
cardinals and Blue Rams.

Be prepared for a lot of maintenance and some few hundred dollars of lost
fish as you gain experience.

Most commercial breeders use bare tanks (no substrate).



"Sue" wrote in message
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Cycle won't cycle a tank - it may take a couple of days off the time at
best.
Get the new tank up and running & then squeeze the media from your old
tank onto the new filter. This will give it a jump start & you need to add
food for the bacteria ( actual food or ammonia) to increase their numbers.



"Gary" wrote in message
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Thanks for all the tips, will take them into account.

Regards,

Gary.
PS - goign with the fishless cycle, just bought a bottle of "Nutrafin
Cycle" which apparently does the job well.

Gary.