New to saltwater

mraysberg · Jan 9, 2019

Hey how’s everyone doing. I’ve been keeping a freshwater tank for about a year now and doing a pretty good job. I decided to get a fluval evo13.5 and just started it up yesterday. I bought caribsea live sand. I also bought dry rock from them and they also threw in some live water for free for me. My question is how pong is the cycle. How do I know my cycle is complete? When can I add some corals and or livestock? What type of cleanup crew can I add? Once again I’m new to this whole thing any help is much appreciated

Crabs McJones · Jan 9, 2019

Welcome to R2R!
There are a couple great threads i'd recommend reading through
The Supreme Guide to Setting Up A Saltwater Aquarium
Cycling An Aquarium
Acclimation and Quarantine
Tons of great info for beginners

Each tank is different. Some can cycle in as little as 2 weeks, some can take over 2 months.

#WelcometoR2R

Ruben's Reef · Jan 9, 2019

!!! Welcome to R2R !!! Like Crabs suggest, read those links. That's a great guide on how to start a saltwater aquarium.

Lovemyreef2015 · Jan 9, 2019

hdsoftail1065 · Jan 9, 2019

Welcome to R2R!!! We love pics! Let's see that Fluval!

mta_morrow · Jan 9, 2019

Hello and welcome to R2R!

Thanks so much for joining us!

PS. If there are no pics, it didn’t happen!

Billldg · Jan 9, 2019

Welcome to R2R!!! Welcome to the salt life!!!

Jason mack · Jan 9, 2019

Welcome to R2R,happy reefing.!!

reef lover · Jan 9, 2019

Welcome to r2r !

PDR · Jan 9, 2019

Welcome to R2R!

mraysberg · Jan 11, 2019

So these are my readings after a few days. I also added biospira to kick start the cycle. My salinity is at 1.030 if I used the refractometer the right way. I know that should be a little lower. Got some distilled water to add in so I can get it to the right level.