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Well my cycling tank has got me a little perplexed. The ammonia has dropped to zero, the nitrate is at 10 and the nitrite is at .01. The confusing...
I used that website you posted and narrowed it down lol. I have unfortunately learned the hard way a while back to never pick up a rock without...
Ya I have quite the colony going. They sort of just fall off on their own accord and roll around the tank until they find a new home, or I glue them...
Better safe than sorry in this hobby. It stinks because the two pieces of live rock Im using to seed the tank have both had some sort of hitch hiker...
Found this little booger wandering across the sand tonight, in the water he looked like a fire worm but now that i have him out he looks more like a...
Thanks for the website and the kind words. I added it to my favorite websites lol. Those white things wiped right off with a sponge and they havent...
Well I turned on the lights today to check out the tank and I have a little diatom algae on the sand. I guess the cycle is starting, I will do water...
I had black sand in a standard 55 for about 2 years, it really makes the colors pop on corals. It doesn't stay completely black for very long, most...
So minor changes in ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite. Ammonia 0.4 Nitrate 5 Nitrite 0.05
So on my second day of the cycle the waters cloudiness has started to clear up woo! I will do some tests later this evening and report any change in...
I really like your scape in this tank, center rounded island in a square tank with lots of swimming room, also Im staring at a cycling tank myself...
Heres a couple of my holding tank inhabitants that will go into the new tank after the cycle. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I added 3 pieces of cured live rock and a half a cube of food this morning. Parameters as of right now. Salinity 1.024 Ph 8.2 Ammonia 0 Nitrite...
Well today the plan is to establish base line readings on the cycling tank and add a piece or two of live rock from my sump to help the cycle along.
I'm in springfield township, about 15 min from canton.
That is actually kenya tree that took over the tank lol, and I bought those palys and they were dull brown now they have morphed into a purple white...
10 gallon holding tank
No seahorses, and no need for a chiller as this tank will be lit by a hydra 26.
My house I bought doesnt have a spot for a 55 and also it needed a stand rebuild due to it being made of cheap pressed wood.
This is the 55 gallon I took down. Had it for 2.5 years.[ATTACH]
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