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  1. eric1980
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    Starting the Cycling Process

    For completelness sake, I measured Nitrates and those were 0 ppm or close to as well. Not measurable on a stick test.
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 20, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
  2. eric1980
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    Starting the Cycling Process

    In total, it took 24 drops of (blue ribbon) Ammonia to bring my ammonia level up to 2ppm (or close to). My nitrite level is at 0ppm and I'm not...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 20, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
  3. eric1980
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    Starting the Cycling Process

    So, I decided I would start my own thread to document my cycling process so that others could learn by looking at where I stumble. The process I...
    Thread by: eric1980, Mar 20, 2012, 9 replies, in forum: New To The Hobby
  4. eric1980
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    Anyone have experience with Bio-Spira

    Hey All, Has anyone here had a good experience using either Bio-Spira or EasyStart by a company called Easy-Life? I tried Dr. Tim's One and Only...
    Thread by: eric1980, Mar 17, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: New To The Hobby
  5. eric1980
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    Water changes during cycle?

    I agree, thank you so much for your insite. Sometimes too much information, no matter how correct it is can be not optimal. I was only...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 16, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
  6. eric1980
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    Water changes during cycle?

    My tank is a 10 gallon tank (I know this is small and to expect various fluctuations that happen much quicker than in a larger tank). The tank was...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 16, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
  7. eric1980
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    Water changes during cycle?

    So to get this straight, if nitrite hits 10ppm or higher, there could potentially be a log jam effect in terms of the beneficial bacteria not being...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 16, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
  8. eric1980
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    Question about salt water cycling

    So I have a fresh batch of saltwater that I made with ro/di water for a water change. I just wanted to see if anyone would recommend against or for...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 15, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  9. eric1980
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    Question about salt water cycling

    So I'm reading in the forums that if the nitrites get above 5ppm then it may be necessary to do a water change as the bacteria that convert the...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 14, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  10. eric1980
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    Question about salt water cycling

    Thanks for all of the advice. My next question after the cycling was going to be about pods because most of the stuff in my tank, with the exception...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 14, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    One and Only ?'s

    Dr. Tim, I bought a bottle of your product (one and only) from a third party site and I think that it may have frozen during transit (essentially...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 14, 2012 in forum: DrTim's Aquatics
  12. eric1980
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    Tank Cycling Question

    I actually initially seeded my tank with a bottle of Dr. Tim's along with the 2ppm of ammonia. I have seen many people swearing by the product so...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 14, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
  13. eric1980
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    Question about salt water cycling

    Thank you for answering my questions! I will be sure to not any more ammonia. I have been leaving the protein skimmer and lights off during the...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 14, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Tank Cycling Question

    How high is too high of a nitrite level during cycling? I initially added 2ppm ammonia to my tank about a week ago, the ammonia level is now...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 14, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Question about salt water cycling

    It has been setup for 9 days and it has been 7 days since it has been dosed with ammonia (I dosed it with ammonia last Wednesday and have not added...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 14, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Question about salt water cycling

    Yeah, my tank now has about .25 ammonia in it and dropping and I'm concerned that since the nitrite levels are maxed out on my API testing kit that I...
    Post by: eric1980, Mar 14, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  17. eric1980
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    Question about salt water cycling

    Hello All, I apologize in advance if these questions have already been answered, but I have a few specific questions regarding the cycling process....
    Thread by: eric1980, Mar 13, 2012, 14 replies, in forum: General Reef Topics
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