Cycling

[randy4083]

Here's my nitrate level so since it's this high there shouldn't be any nitrite or ammonia in the tank right

 

[randy4083]

Here's the ph

 

[randy4083]

Here's ammonia

 

[randy4083]

Here's nitrite

it's looks clear so it's 0

 

[randy4083]

I'm about to test phosphate but I'm not sure how to do alkalinity

 

[randy4083]

Here's the phosphate test

it looks like .04 so that's good

 

[Brandon42]

Looks like you're ready for a big water change and some fish!

 

[randy4083]

How big of a water change should I do it's a 27 gallon flateback hexagon tank

 

[Brandon42]

At least 30% of the tank but the more you can do the better. Your nitrates are really high which is normal but you're gonna want to get those down before you start introducing corals. I would do 50-75% and start running your skimmer if you have it to knock those nitrates down.

 

[PatW]

So your nitrates look as if they are at least 50 ppm. I don't know what nitrate level you desire. Halving the nitrate, a 50 percent change or better two thirty percent changes would get the nitrates to 25 ppm. Another halving involving another set of water changes would get it down to 12 ppm. A third halving would be 6 ppm. If you have a skimmer, you can dose vodka. The vodka causes bacteria to multiply in the water. The bacteria remove nitrates in the water as they multiply and they are removed by the skimmer. The skimmer needs to be over sized for your system for this to work.

 

[Reeferfourlife]

40 to 50 percent water change and then you should be able to add cuc.

 

[_Conway]

Looks like you're ready for a big water change and some fish!

Fish, Coral and anemone are in already.

 

[Reeferfourlife]

Fish, Coral and anemone are in already.

Oh right I remember the name. Cycled with tang. Finally the water perimeters looks good enough.

 

[randy4083]

Alls that is in there is the tang is got 2 other tanks that there's stuff in

 

[randy4083]

I got the reef octopus bh 90 because I don't have a sump I do know how to do plumbing and stuff

 

[Reeferfourlife]

Alls that is in there is the tang is got 2 other tanks that there's stuff in

So are these tests for the tank with the tang? If so, your almost there. Just follow the previous suggestions.

 

[randy4083]

Yeah these are the tang in it

 

[randy4083]

The other tanks have been running for a couple of years now

 

[randy4083]

I don't think that I let them fully cycle though because the lfs that I goto said the tanks would be good after 4 weeks so I just put stuff in after 4 weeks and I'm pretty sure that they probably didn't cycle fully

 

[Reeferfourlife]

Even if you didn't let your older tanks cycle through, they should be by now. It just cost a lot more money when things dies on you. Letting tanks cycle is to prevent extra cost and safety of the animals we love so much.