Finally Got my tank woo hoo!!!

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  1. yeager003

    yeager003 Bristle Worm

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    As promised for all of you photo freaks here are some pics
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    <a href="http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm256/yeager003/?action=view&current=random137.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm256/yeager003/random137.jpg" border="0" alt="Man Cave"></a>
     
    yeager003, Jun 2, 2008
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  2. HORTON16

    HORTON16 Sea Dragon

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    Very nice
     
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  3. yeager003

    yeager003 Bristle Worm

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  4. luvreefs23

    luvreefs23 Millepora

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    looking good, i just tore my cube down to set up my 90. Great little tanks
     
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  5. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    word of advice, atleast what i do with my jbj tank

    don't waste cash on the JBJ carbon bags, buy some activated carbon and small filter socks

    put about a pound of carbon in the filter sock and change it out every 2 weeks, atleast that's what I do and it's working well for me
     
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    baugherb Giant Squid

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    When I had my 12 I ran carbon 3 days every 2 weeks... worked out great for me... I only had my ceramic rings in the tank.. Took out the sponges shortly after I got it....
     
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  7. yeager003

    yeager003 Bristle Worm

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    Went in to my lfs today and picked up a Test kit with lots of different tests. During the cycling process what tests should i do?
     
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    yeager003 Bristle Worm

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    Lfs guy also told me that the balast was defective. He said it has been a fairly common problem with jbj
     
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  9. Uvajed

    Uvajed Flamingo Tongue

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    Congratulations on your tank! I'm a noob too, so I know the excitement!
     
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  10. yeager003

    yeager003 Bristle Worm

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    Well it has been about 3 weeks now, and i thought i would give a little update. My ammonia levels spiked up to about 5 ppm was the highest i recorded it at. nitrite spiked to 2 ppm and the nitrates went to 60 ppm or so. My ph is 7.8 and my alk has been climbing slowly to about 1.9ppm. I am not even going to ask "am I almost done cycling" because god knows im not. A friend of mine gave me a 4 little hermits which are still alive after 4 days. Kind of cool to watch them forage. I am still a ways off from buying any real livestock maybe towards the end of july, I want to make sure my diy live rock is well seeded, and growing some stuff. I will post some more pics of my final aquascape which has the sealife inc live rock.
     
    yeager003, Jun 23, 2008
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