Dr tims cycle

[Aaatank]

Hey guys i setup a tank 30 gallon shallow i added 6 days ago i added dr tims nitrifying bacteria an hour after that i added dr tims ammonium chloride, till this day 6 days later my ammonia is stuck at 2ppm the same amount i dosed and zero nitrites zero nitrates i should be half way through the cycle. What should i do?

 

[Sumbub]

Looks like thats my first newbie mistake

That happens. Nothing you could do as of now. Let it cycle. You have a lot of dead organics in the tank and it will take time to balance out now.

 

[Aaatank]

 

[Aaatank]

Will the rocks become alive again or something

 

[Sumbub]

Will the rocks become alive again or something

The live rock will become live again. Just takes time. Now I'm curious. Did you rinse the rock before putting it in your tank after bleaching it?

 

[Aaatank]

The live rock will become live again. Just takes time. Now I'm curious. Did you rinse the rock before putting it in your tank after bleaching it?

Soaked it in rodi water for a day

 

[Fish Fan]

Looks like thats my first newbie mistake

First off, no worries! We all make mistakes!

I just noticed your location..... Things may be different for you, and I'm sorry to presume you had the same resources that I do

Nice looking setup!

Will the rocks become alive again or something

Yes! They absolutely will. Time is all that's needed.

Your tank looks really good, and if you're only seeing the 2.0 ppm ammonia and no more, just ride it out. That tank will be well on its way!

 

[Aaatank]

First off, no worries! We all make mistakes!

I just noticed your location..... Things may be different for you, and I'm sorry to presume you had the same resources that I do


Nice looking setup!


Yes! They absolutely will. Time is all that's needed.

Your tank looks really good, and if you're only seeing the 2.0 ppm ammonia and no more, just ride it out. That tank will be well on its way!

Thanks
Yes in my city we got only one store that offers saltwater aquariums sponsored by red sea aquariums and you know the prices of this brand crazy so i tried to not rely on them as much as possible setting aside the fish and corals so all my stuff took weeks to ship to me internationally

 

[Fish Fan]

Soaked it in rodi water for a day

Okay, but why?

Again, I don't know your locale, but if the area you dive in is free of pollution, and if it's legal to take rocks, then what are you trying to keep out of your tank? Are there pests or algae you're worried about? If not, and this is nice rock from where you dive, then by rinsing it under RODI and then bleaching it you are killing all the good stuff you're collecting! We in the states would do unspeakable things for that kind of rock, right from the ocean ;-)

Either bleach it totally dead and start with dead rock (which I think would be a shame??) or please let us know why your live rock needs to be RODI/Bleached? I'd love to see a pic of what it looks like from the next time you dive.

Again, I think this is why you're seeing a stall in your cycle, in my very humble opinion. You sort of killed half your rock with your bleach, some of it is rotting, but some of it survived. The living bacteria are now trying to catch up, and they will in time.

 

[Aaatank]

Okay, but why?

Again, I don't know your locale, but if the area you dive in is free of pollution, and if it's legal to take rocks, then what are you trying to keep out of your tank? Are there pests or algae you're worried about? If not, and this is nice rock from where you dive, then by rinsing it under RODI and then bleaching it you are killing all the good stuff you're collecting! We in the states would do unspeakable things for that kind of rock, right from the ocean ;-)

Either bleach it totally dead and start with dead rock (which I think would be a shame??) or please let us know why your live rock needs to be RODI/Bleached? I'd love to see a pic of what it looks like from the next time you dive.

Again, I think this is why you're seeing a stall in your cycle, in my very humble opinion. You sort of killed half your rock with your bleach, some of it is rotting, but some of it survived. The living bacteria are now trying to catch up, and they will in time.

I have a pic of when i took them and yes its legal they dont care about them and no one think they even are worth anything

 

[Aaatank]

They were covered in all kinds of things

 

[Aaatank]

The area is free of pollution and its a shore on the red sea so its a real reef

 

[Aaatank]

I live in saudi arabia jeddah so the red sea is 2km from where i live

 

[Aaatank]

 

[Aaatank]

They looked something a bit worse than this

 

[Aaatank]

I soaked them in rodi water after bleaching them just to get rid of the bleach
Did not know i could use them as is

 

[Dbichler]

If I were you I would go take another dive and put the new rock in a storage bin with saltwater for a few days and watch for hitchhikers and save the other rock and introduce a piece to make it alive and slowly sell off or give it away.

 

[Fish Fan]

I think the fresh rock looks fine. I wouldn't bleach it or rinse it with fresh water, I'd use it and watch for bad hitchhikers. There's a lot of microbial life on that rock that is going to help your tank cycle.

 

[Rigoberto]

I'd put them back into the ocean and then come back and get them later along with what ever moved in.