how long does it take for a 10 gallon fish tank (aquarium) to cycle?

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Dylan Go PATS 823

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My friend knows alot about fish and that kind of stuff and told me in about 2 weeks my fish tank will cycle and i can get some better fish, so i have had my tank for 2 days short of 2 weeks and i want to know if now i can start to get better fish and maybe some newts and other fish
 
The size of the tank doesn't effect the time of a cycle. "Normally" it takes 4-6 weeks for a full cycle. The best way to determine what stage your cycle is in is to test the water parameters. If the Ammonia is high, then your tank is not cycled yet. If the Nitrites are high, the cycle is in it's last stages, and once the nitrates begin to rise, you will simply have to do water changes to keep them down, but at that point your tank should be done cycling. Even in a cycled tank, you should still add fish slowly to give the bacteria time to catch up to the new bioload.
 
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