cycle tank

I've been thinking on this one for a bit as I have a couple of well-established tanks and I'm starting up some smaller new ones. Typically a decent bit of good live rock and care can jump start the tank pretty well but what if I had a larger media reactor hooked up to one of my larger well...

Howdy all. So I've just returned after my vacation, after heavy inspection I spotted these. I know the environment I'm creating is full of amazing little creatures. Is this a friendly critter or does anyone know what this it. My tanks still going through the cycle. Green stage on my live...

Hello everyone. I would like to ask a question about the cycling of my tank. It has been running for two weeks, and I bought live rock from the local aquarium store. For the first ten days, the NH3 level was 0 and NO2 was 0.1. Last Friday, I removed the live rock from the tank for aquascaping...

I got some Aquaforest dry rock last week and created an aquascape. I have had it cycling in a brute for about 5 days with some already “live rock” from my tank and tank water. I also added Fritz Turbo 900, and I was wondering how much longer should I wait to add the rock into the tank? I will...

I added a few small rocks for zoa/gsp island then glued some spots together but for the most part the rock locked right in. Going to be adding turbo start soon and let it cook. Thanks again for feedback :)

Hello! New to the forum and just got my first ‘big’ tank! Ive been running a Fluval Evo Marine (50L) for a few years and just manage to upgrade to a RedSea Reefer 250! Just began my cycle using Red Sea Mature Pro, although not convinced I’m doing it right since my Amonia (0.50ppm), Nitrite...

Hey guys getting back into reefing and started an 20 gallon nano this week. Used dr Tim’s, added 20 pounds of Carib sea sand and roughly 16 pounds of Carib sea dry rock. Dosed appropriately and had a good first reading of 2.0ppm of ammonia and 0-.25 Nitrate. Dosed again as it says and now day 4...

Started my cycling my tank on the 29th of June and started dosing Seachem prime & stablility this past Saturday and it got my ammonia to this I’d say between 0.50 - 0.25 ppm. Should I do a water change to hopefully bring it to 0 or should I continue to wait it out? Really wanted to get fish in...

So I started cycling my 15 gallon last Thursday night using the whole FritzZyme Turbo Start 900 1oz bottle and a cap full of Dr. Tim’s ammonia. That Sunday I added two hermit crabs and 2 turbo snails along with algae wafers for them to feed on (all are doing fine) . So today I tested my water...

Hi all, I’m 3 weeks into cycling my tank. After week 1 I got zero ammonia, however, nitrite keeps getting higher even after doing 75% water changes. Yesterday, I noticed there are white spots on the heater holder, also, there are floating white stuff in the water column. This is how it looks...

I have a RedSea Reefer 350 v3, I have literally nothing other than the tank, stand, sump and a RODI system that needs new filters, which all need to be cleaned. I'm not trying to get fish or coral in ASAP but definitely want to get it cycling, like with just live rock or something that will...

i’ve been cycling my tank for about 5-7 weeks i just tested my nitrites about 3-4 days ago because they were high for a while but i also tested nitrates to see if i had any in the tank and there was a high level of nitrates as well. I Just tested again today after a few days now my nitrites are...

I apologize for all the cycling posts lately, just want to be sure I get all of this right! ICYMI: 55 Gallon cycling for 2 and a half weeks having used Dr Tim's Ammonia Chloride to bring ammonia to 2.0ppm once and added Brightwell MicroBacter XLM 15x Nitrifying Bacteria. 42lbs arragonite, 20lbs...

This will be week 2 of fishless cycle here are my results will it hurt if I bring my salinity to a 1.025 1.026 ? Test kit Salinity 1.023 Hanna Calcium 421 Hanna Phosphate 0.10 Hanna DKH 7.7 Hanna Nitrate 13.7 Hanna pH 7.8 Hanna Magnesium 1300 salifert Ammonia 0 api Nitrite 0 api

I am purchasing a used tank that has been running for about 2 years and the owner will be giving me his established sand. I will be adding my brand new Marco dry rock aquascape as part of the build. I am planning on doing a fish-less cycle using Fritz Turbo 900 and ammonia drops. The...

Selling 190+ lbs of Haitian rock. Some large pieces and many smaller mounting pieces. The rock came from my 750 XXL break down. Asking $700 firm for the lot. local pickup in Winter Garden, FL.

I've kept fowlr tanks and a few basic softies for I think 3 years now. So not a total noob. Anyways I'm cycling a new reefer 250, last Sunday I finished with the aquascape, water and live sand. I added 4oz Dr tims, and dosed ammonia to ~2 ppm. Today I tested with my API ammonia test and noticed...

Hi all, new to the hobby. Ove got a 30Gallpn tank with approx 17kgs of live rock and live carab sand. I'm running a protein skimmer, fluval 207 cannister and salinity is at 1.024 at 28 degrees. But I've just noticed this smooth looking white growth on some rocks.

Hi everyone After having multiple fresh water tank over years and dreaming about setting up reef tank I finally stepping into salt water :) Loads of unknowns but at the same time exciting. My tank is 50cmx50cmx60cm (h) + sump, total of around 150l of water, Aquaforest dry rock and Aquaforest...

Hello to everyone on here. Firstly, let me introduce myself my name is Minh and I am completely new to the salt water aquarium hobby and I am extremely excited as I am about to embark on this new journey. However I have hit a cross roads and I figured I ask on here for some guidance and wisdom...

My tank has been cycling 2 weeks now and my alkalinity is at 14! Is this normal at this early stage? Will it sort itself out?

Hello all, I am a returning member of the reef community after years off, and new to the site! Please excuse me while I learn the etiquette and how to ask what I'm thinking in my head. I've set up a 20G Nuvo Peninsula tank in my office and so far here is what I've done. I'm mainly concerned...

Hoping I can get some advice on my procedure here. Any help is appreciated! I'm 60% done with my build, so I'm preparing ahead of time for the tank and it's bio filtration. I got some Polypropylene Tubs and put my aquascaped marco rock inside. I know PP isn't quite as good as HDPE because...

Hello just wanted to get some feedback , i can see my tank cycle like crazy right now both nitrates and nitrates both exploded after that fritz zyme 9 and just didnt know if i should leave it or is there anything i have to do to benefit this process? Or just let her run this course? Thanks in...

Hello im brand new to this and its my first go around and am currently doing a fishless cycle, i have a 20 gallon long with live sand , dry rock , 2 filters and some decent flow with what i have for now . I filled it up with rodi water and added fritz zyme 9 and a raw shrimp in a mesh bag , this...