cycle

I've been doing my cycle for a week or 2, a had a diatom bloom while back. I used LR etc. and live bacteria added to water. However, I noticed my Nitrite AND nitrate levels are rising at the same time. Is that normal? my LR ratio is 80% Live 20% dead I have some green algae growing few days...

Title says it all. Im not so sure. First time I've seen it cycled soo fast. Parameters are all on point. Started date is : 1/12/17 *25g Threw in shrimp on the first day and left it there for 4 days. It was pretty much rotten by the time i picked it up. I have about 10lb dry...

After a full year of delays I'll be starting my first tank (~45 gal total with sump) in a couple weeks and have a few questions about starting a fresh tank with AF Products. There will be no live rock but perhaps live sand. (?) So basically starting from a clean slate. I would like to start...

Hey Guys, Very nice to meet you, and thanks in advance for the tips! I did a lot of reading & a lot of watching & a lot of question asking - and turns out there's a ton of contradicting information. I figure I would just lay out my specifics & seek guidance from the awesome community here! So...

My 180g reef has three live rock pillars right now and I want to add another one. I had some dry rock in the garage, that I epoxyed into another pillar. It has been sitting in a 18 gallon rubbermaid tote filled with 1.025 salt water with a MJ1200 powerhead moving the water. This was old tank...

Hi, I just returned from my LFS. I have a Biocube 29 with 25 lbs of dry reef saver rock, live sand, dosed Seachem Stability first 7 days and feeding tank with fish flakes. (This is only Day 21 of tank cycle) LFS told me my dry rock is useless and I need 30 lbs of the live rock they sell...