Cycling Process

[zongwei21]

Is there a faster way to speed up cycling other then using benefical bateria?

[Aria]

If you do not wish to buy Beneficial Bacteria from the shops you could get get water from a friend's matured tank (if you don't have one yourself) to fill up your new tank

[Crazy4Shrimps]

I cycled my ADA and Magic soil in just 7 days using Silane's water cycling method.
You can start searching for it in shrimpnow forum. Can PM you the process if you can't locate his thread.

[BettaLoves.]

heard some bros using seachem stability? wonder if this works , can anyone justify ?

[Rummy Nose]

If you do not wish to buy Beneficial Bacteria from the shops you could get get water from a friend's matured tank (if you don't have one yourself) to fill up your new tank

Apart from getting 'matured' water, it will be even better if your friend can give you some of the media from his matured filter, e.g. sponge or bio media, etc. These contains a lot more bacteria than the water itself.

The bacteria are capable of doubling in size every 24 hours, as long as there are sufficient ammonia and nitrate available for them to feed on. So you could possibly complete the cycle in a matter of days.