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Canisters can be used but you must remember to clean them regularly, at least once a month. When you cycle your tank, remember to add sufficient ammonia if not it's not a complete cycle. This is where most people go wrong when they assumed they have cycled the tank just because ammonia reading is 0 to begin with. It simply means insufficient ammonia has been added to even start the cycle. The purpose of cycling is to build up bacterial populations to a level that will be fully capable (not partially) of handling the waste produced by livestock upon stocking. Sources of ammonia can be ammonium chloride, products like Biomature from waterlife, prawn meat, decomposing fish, etc. I prefer the first two methods. Get an ammonia test kit (API recommended) and aim for 8ppm ammonia. Add a source of bacteria either from liverock, livesand or from commercial bacteria solutions. Keep testing weekly until you get 0 ammonia. Nitrites should be 0 for the cycle to be considered complete. Change 50-60% water after full cycle to remove nitrates and you are ready to go. This is how troublesome cycling is meant to be, most people get it wrong. That's responsible for most new tank syndromes.

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