Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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Cycling a new aquarium just means growing plants and beneficial bacteria that help purify the water from the toxic ammonia in your fish’s urine and poop. This process always takes forever, but since I already own a few tanks, here’s what I did to speed things up when cycling my daughter’s new tank.

🐟 MATERIALS I USED
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▶ Sponge filter: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-coarse-sponge-filter
▶ Live plants: aquariumcoop.com/collections/live-plants
▶ Fritz Zyme7 starter bacteria: aquariumcoop.com/products/fritz-zyme-7-live-bacteria-freshwater
▶ Ammonia test strips: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-ammonia-test-strips
▶ Multi-test strips: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-multi-test-strips

🌿 RESOURCES
▶ Aquarium Cycling Experiments: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBBJ7xBuqubL9YSRiZuJY2fpeqzslu8t
▶ What Is the Nitrogen Cycle for Aquariums? youtu.be/D2rxFNM8sDA

🦐 EXTRAS
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▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com

ATTRIBUTION
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