Hi guys
So I finally set up my 65g display about 3 weeks ago. I need some advice on the cycle because im not sure whats going on. (Im not new to saltwater just upgrading)
Heres what ive done up till now.
I cycled about 45lbs of dry rock in a tub prior to set up. This had finished its own nitrogen cycle b4 i set up the display. And was treated for P04 to make sure the rock wasnt leaching.
I set up the display with a 2 1/2 inch live sand bed and the precycled rock.
I have a 29g sump with a dsb fuge (currently empty except for sand)
I added a whole large bottle of Biospira on setup day.
I let the tank sit a week adding a cube of mysis every other day to feed the cycle (i think 2 total)
Then tested the first time about 10 days from setup.
All levels zero except for nitrates which was at 2ppm
At this point I assumed the cycle still hadn't started. So i decided to throw in a dead turbo that fell on its back in my 29g.
Waited a day or so and tested again Ammonia and Nitrates are still 0.
And still today now 0.
I got impaitent a few days ago and decided to by a cheap damsel and put it in the tank, currently it is doing very well with no signs of stress.
I want to take my time but in the past week my 29g has started an outbreak of dinos and im itching to move my livestock out of that tank and into the 65.
Any advice would be great just trying to figure out if i might have missed the cycle, though it seems unlikely.
So I finally set up my 65g display about 3 weeks ago. I need some advice on the cycle because im not sure whats going on. (Im not new to saltwater just upgrading)
Heres what ive done up till now.
I cycled about 45lbs of dry rock in a tub prior to set up. This had finished its own nitrogen cycle b4 i set up the display. And was treated for P04 to make sure the rock wasnt leaching.
I set up the display with a 2 1/2 inch live sand bed and the precycled rock.
I have a 29g sump with a dsb fuge (currently empty except for sand)
I added a whole large bottle of Biospira on setup day.
I let the tank sit a week adding a cube of mysis every other day to feed the cycle (i think 2 total)
Then tested the first time about 10 days from setup.
All levels zero except for nitrates which was at 2ppm
At this point I assumed the cycle still hadn't started. So i decided to throw in a dead turbo that fell on its back in my 29g.
Waited a day or so and tested again Ammonia and Nitrates are still 0.
And still today now 0.
I got impaitent a few days ago and decided to by a cheap damsel and put it in the tank, currently it is doing very well with no signs of stress.
I want to take my time but in the past week my 29g has started an outbreak of dinos and im itching to move my livestock out of that tank and into the 65.
Any advice would be great just trying to figure out if i might have missed the cycle, though it seems unlikely.
