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hi - for cycling tank there is no need to add cheato. 

purpose of cycling is to build up your beneficial bacteria colony to convert ammonia -> nitrite -> nitrate. 

you will know you have the bacteria colony ready when you read ammonia and nitrite 0. 

adding chaeto doesn't help in this process, and might even die off since if ammonia still exists. or if there is not enough nitrate and po4 to sustain them. 

if you want your cycle process to be faster you can dose bacteria. else just be patient and wait. 

please don't do water change when cycling and then assume cycling is completed because you read ammonia is 0 after water change.

patience is key. :)

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  • 3 weeks later...

You never put sand and live rock in an hospital tank!, take them out, they will absorb medication, you can put pieces of pvc pipes instead to provide a hiding place for the fish.

You wlll need a small hang-on filter, air pump, heater, small power head (for circulation), and maybe a small vent to keep temp stable.

Hospital tank=quarantine, for treating new fish before moving to the main tank, or treating fish with medication (although it's not straight forward as it's very hard to catch a sick fish, and the stress of move might finish the job, depends on his condition)

You can always cycle it and keep it running, but after usage you need to replace all the water and disinfect filteration system.

You can always take water from your main tank (assuming it's not contaminated) and use it to start

There is a lot of material out there, read read read

Good luck.

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