Hi, I don't know for sure, because I am still fairly new to fishkeeping
also, but I think that by adding BioSpira that completes the cycle by
itself. The purpose of it is so that you can add a full load of fish right
away. I hope that someone corrects me if I am wrong. It is the actual live
bacteria that the cycling is trying to grow. I don't know if that makes
sense or not. I have used it to cycle my last three tanks and it is just
wonderful.

Sarah


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Hello,

I set up my new 50-gallon bow-front 2 weeks ago. 8 days ago, I bought
2 Flame dwarf gouramis to begin the cycle. As far as I can tell, they
have been happy, eating, active, and making bubble nests all over for
the past week.

The water seems clear. (I added Bio-Spira after the fish had been in
the tank for 2 days or so - it was the first chance I had to actually
find it in stock at the LFS.)