Fluval Evo 13.5 build thread

[fluvalevo13.5]

April 3/19,,. Day#1..I already dose it with fluval cycle biological enhancer... Cycling begins....everything factory stock(skimmer, filter,pump,heater, lights).. 10 lbs of dry rocks and 1" of live sand...SG 1.025, temp 26c..
QUESTIONS:
1..Skimmer on or off during cycling?
2. White blue light or just blue? How many hours per day?
3.When can I put my first fish? Suggestion for specific fish?
4. With my current stock light.. can you guys enumerate specific names of corals I can grow? When is the best time to add them..?

 

[Sod Buster]

What is your ammonia source to feed the bacteria required to cycle?

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

No light needed till coral.
Mushroom coral is where i started.
Id give it a month for fish.

Skimmer after 1st month.
Check salt level with refractometer.
Coral another month. Have fun feeding ur fish and watching ur rock for now. Sry. :/ hths!
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Did u put ur hands in it? It started... lol
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[fluvalevo13.5]

What is your ammonia source to feed the bacteria required to cycle?

I just dose it with fluval cycle bio enhancer.. do I need to do more or am I missing something? Please explain if ever..newbie and still lots to learn

 

[Sod Buster]

I don't what fluval bio enhancer is? A bacteria to cycle with? You need to feed it some ammonia so it splits. Ammonia eating bacteria double in a few hours, nitrite eating bacteria double in a day, then we are left with nitrate eating bacteria. Throw a pinch of food in the tank to feed it.

 

[fluvalevo13.5]

I don't what fluval bio enhancer is? A bacteria to cycle with? You need to feed it some ammonia so it splits. Ammonia eating bacteria double in a few hours, nitrite eating bacteria double in a day, then we are left with nitrate eating bacteria. Throw a pinch of food in the tank to feed it.

It's a live beneficial bacteria to cycle with...il throw a pinch of fish food. .( I have cichlid pellets on my fresh water tank- will this work?)

 

[Sod Buster]

Yes

 

[Robg139]

Yea beneficial bacteria need to feed off ammonia to have the cycle start. Use to do this by adding a raw shrimp or food to tank I also quick start went with fritz turbo start. A lot easier then waiting months for the bacteria to build up naturally.