tbrown
Nominated Cronie Intern - Might be failing?
It was cloudy for a bit, so I waited until it cleared up, tested for ammonia and nitrite, and then added a blue chromis once they were both 0. I still went through an ugly stage though.
tbrown
Nominated Cronie Intern - Might be failing?
I didn't end up filling it today. I resealed the edges and am planning on tomorrow afternoon. Glad yours went well though!
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Off to a good start
tbrown
Nominated Cronie Intern - Might be failing?
Filled it this afternoon, so far no drips!!! If it holds overnight I'll be filling the sump and test running with the pumps on. I'm not far behind you!
Nice! I ended up using that whole bottle for the first day of cycling. It said to do 25mg per 10 gallons. That was 5 shots of 15ml for my system. Idk if I should pick up another bottle or just let it play out. The rest of the instructions says 10ml per 10 gallons for 2 more days
tbrown
Nominated Cronie Intern - Might be failing?
I think if you're planning on adding fish right now they suggest the 10ml for the next few days, but if you're going to wait to add fish, I'd let it start nitrifying with the one bottle. It'll kickstart the cycle. Just keep an eye on the ammonia and nitrite levels before adding any fish. Once they're both at zero you're ready to slowly start adding fish.
From my understanding, the bacteria in a bottle is supposed to start your cycle while somehow detoxifying the ammonia and nitrite so that it's safe to add fish even though there may still be some present.
Thanks! Yeah I'm waiting a bit before putting fish in. Actually to be honest I'm not much of a fish guy lol. I'm letting my wife and daughter pick the fish. I love my corals!!! I really debated just going coral only.
tbrown
Nominated Cronie Intern - Might be failing?
That's pretty much what the 110 is going to be. My wife wants me to set it up as a frag tank. CUC and minimal fish.
Just got home from work and noticed my sump was at the lower limit of water. I added some water yesterday mid day. I do have an ato I haven't put on but may have to. Other then that need to figure out why I've evaporated that much so far. Maybe it could be that there's a heater in that room idk
tbrown
Nominated Cronie Intern - Might be failing?
Do you have a lot of surface agitation? That'll increase your evaporation a lot. I go through about a half gallon a day in my 75.
Just did my first water test just for giggles. I'm so use to using a raw shrimp to do cycles and waiting for ever for everything to level out. And then the ugly phase. Well I used the flucal cycle bottle. Juat had enough to do day one per the bottle. Here's my results as of to day. It's only been 3 days
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
This thing cycled already?? If so wow
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
This thing cycled already?? If so wow
Sink_or_Swim
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Ooh I like the branches.I have these branches that I realy like but not sure where to add them. The wife says they look like male things lol
AnotherReefHobbyist
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It’s very possible that it has been cycled! If you want to be sure it can efficiently convert waste then you could add a bit of pure ammonia and see how long it takes for that to be converted.
