Cycle after moving tank to new house

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

Hope it's a yes here we go

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Noremac · Jul 30, 2015

should be... 9 minutes to go lol. I have had fish in bags for in upwards of 3 hours driving from a fish store a few hours away with no harm. (yellow tang and a coral beauty)

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

Here it is, got the fish here good. Still alive hopefully at least the clowns are, the fire fish and chromis like to hide. And there's live rock in there.

So I test nitrite and ammonia with my new test kit, expiration date is 2020. And this is what I got

The nitrite is on the left and ammonia on the right, what do you guys think?

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

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fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

Sorry ammonia on the left and nitrite on the right

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

Noremac said:
should be... 9 minutes to go lol. I have had fish in bags for in upwards of 3 hours driving from a fish store a few hours away with no harm. (yellow tang and a coral beauty)

What do you think

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

ReefMadScientist said:
Do this. Test your water now and see what your Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate are at. Post back when you have that.

Posted my parameters

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

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How does it look? Am I cycled?

Russ265 · Jul 30, 2015

yeah even an hour

again...
trace ammonia,
15 ppm trate

use a 6500k light and shine it in the vial against the white back card

ReefMadScientist · Jul 30, 2015

Ammonia between 0 - .25ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 30ppm.

I can't recall your tank size but if it were me I would do a 50% water change. Also get some dechlorinator. Buy the exact one I posted. Use that per the instructions with your skimmer off for 24 hours. Your Ammonia will be zero. Also get a seachem alert badge so you can take a peak at the ammonia whenever you want without testing.

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

I do have the thing you posted

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Tank is 29 gallons

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

So I add my fish, then do a 50 water Change? Then add the Aqua safe and prime?

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

I don't understand how the declorinator removes the ammonia? Do I use this and prime after water change?

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

And I do have this product too

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Russ265 · Jul 30, 2015

safestart instantly cycled my kid's fresh water tank but im doubtful it would work on marine species of nitrosomas and bacters. i could be wrong

ReefMadScientist · Jul 30, 2015

Russ265 said:
safestart instantly cycled my kid's fresh water tank but im doubtful it would work on marine species of nitrosomas and bacters. i could be wrong

I was amazed as well. I did it on my full tank when I moved it. I had Ammonia spike to .50 and I thought my corals were all going to melt. Luckily this stuff saved it.

ReefMadScientist · Jul 30, 2015

fishboy15 said:
I don't understand how the declorinator removes the ammonia? Do I use this and prime after water change?

Okay do your water change first. Then add fish, then add dechlorinator. I've NEVER used that prime so I'd say no.

Russ265 · Jul 30, 2015

ReefMadScientist said:
I was amazed as well. I did it on my full tank when I moved it. I had Ammonia spike to .50 and I thought my corals were all going to melt. Luckily this stuff saved it.

so it does work with marine?

color me surprised. thanks for that

fishboy15 · Jul 30, 2015

ReefMadScientist said:
I was amazed as well. I did it on my full tank when I moved it. I had Ammonia spike to .50 and I thought my corals were all going to melt. Luckily this stuff saved it.

He's talking about tetra safe start plus, I thought you were talking about Aqua safe?