cycling a new reef aquarium

  1. R

    Nano Build Cycling

    Hi there! I’m new to the saltwater hobby and I’ve recently ordered a fluval evo 13.5 gallon aquarium. While researching, I’ve had some questions about cycling the aquarium that I’ve been unable to find answers to or that I’ve found answers to and want to clarify and confirm. My first question is...
    • RhiD08
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    • cycling a new reef aquarium fluval 13.5 live rock live sand
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    • Forum: Nano Reefs
  2. tjsweldind94

    Cube Build My New Bio Cube 32

    This is my new biocube 32 I started a couple weeks ago, 25lb of live sand and 1 6lb live rock along wit some dry rock and two clowns, waiting on it to mature more before I do anything eles to it, fish are eating great and seem very happy, if you have one of these tanks what do you run your...
    • tjsweldind94
    • Thread
    • biocube 32 clown fish cycling a new reef aquarium live rock new
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Cube Aquariums
  3. michaelabellz

    EMERGENCY Changes in salinity.

    So it’s my first time cycling a tank and the first few days my salinity was at .025ppm but then on the fourth day it went down to .022ppm I read about salinity going up but not going down. I checked again today and it’s back up to .026ppm. So my question is if it’s normal for salinity to change...
  4. A

    Cycling Water Test Results Help

    Hey Guys, I’ve been cycling my tank for about 2-3 weeks now and I did my first water test without the help of my LFS today. My results were: Salinity: 1.024 Temp: 25 Degrees Celsius dKH: 7 dKH pH: 8.6 Ammonia: 0 - 0.1 Nitrite: About 0.5 Nitrate: Between 10 & 20 What are your thoughts on where...
  5. B

    Tips For Cycling a Tank Quickly without Fish

    I read all the articles on here and elsewhere about fishless cycling and I'd done it with ammonia before on freshwater tanks. I still had a lot of questions and there were things not explained elsewhere that led my cycle to stall and take a lot longer than it could've. I figured I would share...
  6. F

    Tank cycled but after 25% water change I got readings of Ammonia and Nitrites

    Hello there, Im new in the hobby, I just started my reef tank, 20 gallons, I started my cycling period about 25 days ago using Brightwell Micro Bacter Dry Rock Starter Kit, I made the cycle, brought down Ammonia and Nitrite to zero and my Nitrates where reading at 80PPM, the instructions on the...
  7. R

    First Tank Cycle

    Hey everyone, I am new to the hobby and cycling my first tank. I have a 32.5g Fluval Flex. I started the cycle on 3/21. I used Dr Tims One & Only at the start. Inside the tank I've got the Caribsea Arag-Alive sand and Carib Sea Shapes rock. Currently, my readings are: Ammonia: 1 PPM Nitrite...
  8. S

    Cycling query

    I have been cycling a 10g with fish food for 32 days and nitrites and nitrates are still very high, any tips? water change?
  9. alishahlakhani

    Can I put Torch corals in uncycled tank?

    I bought a torch coral few days back and it's gonna arrive on friday. I was expecting my tank to be cycled soon but it doesn't seem the case anymore. I have Zoas and GSP in tank. Do you think my Torch has any chances of survival in this env? I do have bacteria to seed the tank which I've already...
  10. vivekshankarpmk

    New Tank Cycling

    Its Been 40 days since starting cycling my new tank. I added 4 mollies by slowly converting them to saltwater environment. Its in the tank for the past 5 days they are doing good and taking marine pellets. My question is when shall i add marine fishes and when should i turn on the protein...
  11. alishahlakhani

    10g Nano - High Nitrites(NO2) ~5ppm+, No ammonia & minimal Nitrates(NO3) ~<6ppm

    Hey fellow reefers, I've very new to aquarium hobby and I have a (maybe stupid) cycling question. I've had my tank cycling for past 3.5 weeks and now my Nitrites(NO2) are extremely high(full purple) for past 1 week. I have very minimal to low algae growth. Equipment used. - Dry rocks and Dry...
  12. ReefReadyYouTube

    Cycling a tank: shrimp method VS damsel method.

    Is there a difference in the shrimp VS damsel methods when it comes to cycling a tank. Some people put a bit of shrimp in for 3 days to get the ammonia started and some put 1-2 damselfish to get the cycle started. What’s the best method? Is one faster than the other? What have you had a good...
  13. Schwab94

    New reefer starting with 28g jbj nano cube need help understanding the scourge of reefing. Mantis Shrimp

    I need whatever tips tricks and knowledge people can give me. This is my 2nd try the first time ended miserably all my fault with many mistakes. Now im starting fresh in a new house trying to get a tank set up for a Mantis shrimp and maaaaaybe two clowns. If all goes well in this tanks first...
  14. P

    New to saltwater! 75 gallon set up. Need tips and help.

    I just got into saltwater fish. I have take. Care of freshwater for a while and I wanted to try saltwater. I got a 75 gallon with a c360 mairinland canister filter. I have a hand on the back protine skimmer. 2 wave makers from amazon. I have had 2 clowns for 2 weeks then I went and got a fire...
  15. Deathling

    MY TOXIC TANK

    Hi, I am new to the hobby and have just begun cyclying my first reef tank. I have placed 5kg of live rock in my 24L (6g) tank and with 3-4 days it began to small bad. Since then i have done a 40% waterchange, and it only seems to be getting worse, there has been a plethora of worms (majority...
    • Deathling
    • Thread
    • 6 gallon badsmell bristle worm cloudy aquarium water cycling a new reef aquarium disaster help live rock nano saltwater tank
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Reef Aquarium Discussion
  16. Cycling a Brand New Reef Aquarium

    Beginner Topic Cycling a Brand New Reef Aquarium

    Macroalgae in a refugium Photo from the Reef2Reef archives courtesy of AlexG, © 2018, All Rights Reserved In the beginner section of our forum, there is a sticky on top, written by David Hammontree, that's very very good. The article is called, The Supreme Guide to Setting up a Saltwater Reef...
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