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luisprado  Hobbyist Posts: 81 Kudos: 156 Votes: 5 Registered: 02-Jun-2004   | Should I be vacuuming my gravel while my tank is cycling or would that disturb the bacteria that is forming during the cycle process? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19 |     |
Babelfish          Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | Disturbs the bacteria  . I would only reccomend it if your fish are having some serious stress issues. The cycle will eventually compleate if you were to vac while cycling, but you'll also extend how long it takes.If theres alot of food waste on the substrate, just feed less .HTH a bit  .^_^ [/font]  |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19 |    |
| luisprado Hobbyist Posts: 81 Kudos: 156 Votes: 5 Registered: 02-Jun-2004 | No food or a lot of waste or stress thank goodness. Just wondering, cause somebody recommended it. Thanks for you quick response. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19 | |
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