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Re: I forgot about cycling.
there may or may not be ammonia in your tap water
many municipalites have trace amounts, I do in my tap water here (fort worth) and thankfully they are kind enough to limit it so it doesn't react with the chlorine.
I've had a tank cycle in as little as 10 days depending on:
how many fish are in it, and the size of the tank and overall amount of water, and how many times the water gets put through the filter every hour.
its said by many that 3 times an hour is the minimum you want your water to "turn over".
a larger tank with few fish and smaller filters may take 4-6 weeks
but again, I generally cheat by adding a few cups of gravel from an established tank too.
careful with plants like anacharis, if it doesn't do well, its going to make a huge mess and delay the cycle process, I generally don't add plants till the tank is fully cycled, but that is usually by choice.
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